The original AR design was never intended to support optics, and the flat top receivers were a nice AR modification. But some optics require mounts further forward than the flat top can accommodate. There is also the issue that the barrel nut was never designed to be a stress member supporting a cantilevered forend; many feel this stress can effect both overall accuracy and forend mounted optic zeroing.
The Aero Precision COP AR upper solves these problems by offering a purpose built Continuous Optics Platform from the front all the way to the back of the receiver.
The COP is an incredible piece of engineering and has been independently tested by the military to be the strongest monolithic upper available all while being extremely lightweight and completely modular. The innovative COP kit design is supplied with a varied array of ten full and partial picatinny rails and blanks of which some include QD sling mounts. The rails can be slide on and off the female dovetails by removing just the screws retaining that rail. The result is a single platform with near limitless customization that can fit any current need and change easily based on how the shooter’s style or equipment needs change in the future.
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