The top one in your video is called the "Enhanced" rail. It is 1.72 in diameter. That is to tuck a suppressor under it, or to keep your hands farther away from the barrel heat. The other two are 1.52 diameter, the normal size of most rails. I run the "Enhanced" rail for my rifles. I completely custom built an M4E1 in .450 bushmaster. The bigger rail keeps my hand farther away from the huge barrel. Nice video. Comparing them next to each other in the screen really helps people see the difference.
Question, you think there is a gas block size difference required between the slim handguard and enhanced hg? I have the slim and have a .750 gas block. It's free floating but I think it doesn't have clearance to compensate for barrel whip. What u think? Thanks
I just finished a wicked 12.5" build using the S-One, and I really like it, very light and comfortable. Total build weight is 4lbs even, and that's with a TA31 acog, RMR, sling, and loaded mag.
Currently building a foxtrot mike 16 inch upper in 45acp using the slim profile Aero. Already have a 4 inch upper built. They will share my fm lower and bcg.
Glad I watched this video! I have a pressure pad on top of the rail and I didn’t think about having no rail on top of the s one because that’s what I was eyeing…might change my rail now.
@@erik22lax I really like the S and the way it looks. Finally went ahead and bought the R for $150 less. Hard to argue with $150 that was enough o pay for the charging handle and a NiBO bolt group.
Just got the Atlas S-One 18" M4E1 in FDE complete upper to finish my new build. Absolutely perfect with the SL Radian charge handle and Fail Zero nickel boron BCG. Matching this to my Aero M4E1 lower with a LaRue Tactical MBT-2S Straight Bow Trigger. Just waiting on a TRYBE Optics 3-18x50mm HIPO Rifle Scope and my mid budget distance AR is good to go.
Can’t wait to to test my Aero upper setup. I also chose the slick upper receiver with no forward assist and the versatility of the Atlas R-One handguard
I guess it’s different for .308, the Aero slick R-One comes with no forward assist was cheaper than with a forward assist. I’ve used the forward assist in real a couple of times so for my needs I find it useful. Either way you can’t go wrong with Aero.
i looked on the Aero website b/c they are having a sale if you buy the complete upper you get the BCG and CH free. They only had the R one handguard in 15", all the 12" were out of stock.
Very well put together presentation on Three excellent choices Aero precision has always produced great products now if I could only extract Daniel defense, Haley strategic, unity and GBRS out of my pocket Id be abled to diversify my platform portfolio 🤔
Definitely a Great choice👍 now a days it's so easy to get caught up on what's popular or Branding of the products themselves but the down side is cost because money is always a factor but when everything is stripped away what does matters is performance, reliability, durability, functionality, and will this system stand the test of time? I do at times get caught up in product hype but AERO continues to sell their products without having to try because the best promotion is word of mouth. I've never heard anything bad about AERO products and personally AERO lower parts kits have always been my go to regarding builds and regarding their uppers they've performed great.
excellent video, AERO has many different versions and I'm trying to understand them all, I hope maybe you also did their lowers ?? I,ll check, if not maybe you can make one, I believe its the m4e1 that use's the flared magwell?
I only have the m4e1 style lower. They also have a different lower. The only difference I saw was the trigger guard piece. On the m4e1 it is part of the aluminum lower on the gen2 model you have to install the trigger guard piece from the lower parts kit.
Great comparison video. Aero should have you do all their videos. Theirs do not help much any plus they showcase black parts on a dark background and the guy showcasing them is wearing a black shirt. 😏😵💫 The top one in your vid is aero proprietary i believe so you have to get their hand guards from them for those enhanced non-threaded uppers. It’s cool and looks and works well for hot barrels but too unwieldy for matches shooting fast for me. Plus if i want to change the hand guard i have to get from aero only. I just bought a kodiak brown kit with m4e1 threaded upper and the slim handguard on the bottom of your video frame. My wife and i shoot competition and this smaller one fits her small hands better plus even though my hands are large i like being able to wrap my hand around it when moving and shooting fast. Might make a 22lr and a pcc setup also for steel challenge and other non 3 gun run and gun matches. Do matches for proficiency. Anything else is just playing around. Being able to shoot for speed and accuracy under pressure is gold!
I have an Enhanced (fat), Quantum (sort of the "S" version of Enhanced) and S-Atlas (slim). I love them for what they are good at doing. The fat ones allow you to tuck a silencer inside the handgaurd while the Atlas is light and feels great in your hand.
Somebody likes Radian Charging Handles & Wilson Combat Iron Sights.. I own several Aero builds in the Enhanced Upper/Rail, 2-3 W/ Atlas R1 rail, & 1 W/ Atlas S1 rail which I like the least. I bought the S1 rail to try it out & the S1 isn’t for me. One thing I would change on the Aero rails with full rail on top are the little holes on top, because when I had a few extra sets of sights that mount down into the rail not across the rail the front sights won’t mount on these rails. I noticed your S1 rail build has no forward assist. How do you like it? I have a couple Thunder Ranch Aero build sets w/o the FA. I’m neither for or against FA, so I liked the no FA uppers. I’m just curious how other people feel about no forward assist. Very nice builds. It’s good to see someone do a video like this explaining what the differences are! Thank you for this video, very very informative for people who don’t know & are looking at buying 1, or 2 or 3.. Keep ‘em coming Good Sir!
I tried the plastic magpul sights but the Wilson Combat are so much nicer and Amazon had them for a good deal 🤝 you don't need the fwd assist imo and it costs more to not have the upper come with it lol 😂
I got my first Aero product in M5. Love the 308 16 inch just for plinking. I do want a 12.5 308 but they been out for a long time. Anywhere else I can get an Atlas R 1 in 308/12.5 barrel ? Also do a video of a M5. We need more 308 Aero Videos.
@@t.m9341 The Atlas series ones are the normal 1.52 diameter size. They will fit many barrel nuts. If one won't fit your barrel nut, Aero sells just the barrel nuts for not much money. Most likely the Atlas will fit your barrel nut.
Wow, best comparison between all 3 flavours of Aero upper ive seen! thanks!
The top one in your video is called the "Enhanced" rail. It is 1.72 in diameter. That is to tuck a suppressor under it, or to keep your hands farther away from the barrel heat.
The other two are 1.52 diameter, the normal size of most rails.
I run the "Enhanced" rail for my rifles. I completely custom built an M4E1 in .450 bushmaster. The bigger rail keeps my hand farther away from the huge barrel.
Nice video. Comparing them next to each other in the screen really helps people see the difference.
Question, you think there is a gas block size difference required between the slim handguard and enhanced hg? I have the slim and have a .750 gas block. It's free floating but I think it doesn't have clearance to compensate for barrel whip. What u think?
Thanks
Thanks for the comparison. I had the M4E1 in my cart but I'm glad I watched this. The Atlas R-One looks way more like what I'm after. Thanks!
Thx for the feedback 👍
just built a atlas-r one upper..I love it in 223 wylde can't wait to run it.
I just finished a wicked 12.5" build using the S-One, and I really like it, very light and comfortable. Total build weight is 4lbs even, and that's with a TA31 acog, RMR, sling, and loaded mag.
I like this upper the best out of the 3 Aero uppers I have
Wow. 4 pounds?
Had an M4E1 lower for a while, just purchased a matching Kodiak Brown S1 upper today. Aero had a %25 off Christmas sale. Dont tell my wife 😂🤣😂
Excellent video on the differences between the three, thanks.
thanks for watching ✌
Currently building a foxtrot mike 16 inch upper in 45acp using the slim profile Aero. Already have a 4 inch upper built. They will share my fm lower and bcg.
Nice video. M4E1 is the upper and lower. Handguards are enhanced and Atlas R one and S one
Glad I watched this video! I have a pressure pad on top of the rail and I didn’t think about having no rail on top of the s one because that’s what I was eyeing…might change my rail now.
Glad it was helpful!
This is the video i have been needing. Thank you Sir.
Glad it was helpful!
@@erik22lax I really like the S and the way it looks.
Finally went ahead and bought the R for $150 less. Hard to argue with $150 that was enough o pay for the charging handle and a NiBO bolt group.
Your video is better than Aero's handguard comparison, lol. Thank you for the info.
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Thank you for covering Aero. Let’s hope the ban gets stopped before it gets signed by Inslee.
They got that nice new manufacturing facility in Lakewood they moved to and all those jobs....
Just got the Atlas S-One 18" M4E1 in FDE complete upper to finish my new build. Absolutely perfect with the SL Radian charge handle and Fail Zero nickel boron BCG. Matching this to my Aero M4E1 lower with a LaRue Tactical MBT-2S Straight Bow Trigger. Just waiting on a TRYBE Optics 3-18x50mm HIPO Rifle Scope and my mid budget distance AR is good to go.
Nice. That's a lot of scope. Tack driver for sure.
Hey it's a fellow fisty!
Can’t wait to to test my Aero upper setup. I also chose the slick upper receiver with no forward assist and the versatility of the Atlas R-One handguard
Don't need the fwd assist anyway 👍
I wanted the one without it as well but it for some reason costs more
I agree; slimmer, more comfortable and nicer looking.
I guess it’s different for .308, the Aero slick R-One comes with no forward assist was cheaper than with a forward assist. I’ve used the forward assist in real a couple of times so for my needs I find it useful. Either way you can’t go wrong with Aero.
@@erik22lax Tell that to Kyle.
i’m 6’5 with pretty large hands, would you recommend the m4e1?
Im abit late to the party, but how well does the handguards mitigate any heat mirages from the barrel after extensive shooting?
anyone know a website I can buy the R-One 16 inch barrel with 12 inch handrail. Can't seem to find it anywhere
i looked on the Aero website b/c they are having a sale if you buy the complete upper you get the BCG and CH free. They only had the R one handguard in 15", all the 12" were out of stock.
Very well put together presentation on Three excellent choices Aero precision has always produced great products now if I could only extract Daniel defense, Haley strategic, unity and GBRS out of my pocket Id be abled to diversify my platform portfolio 🤔
I think I want a Geissele next.
Definitely a Great choice👍 now a days it's so easy to get caught up on what's popular or Branding of the products themselves but the down side is cost because money is always a factor but when everything is stripped away what does matters is performance, reliability, durability, functionality, and will this system stand the test of time? I do at times get caught up in product hype but AERO continues to sell their products without having to try because the best promotion is word of mouth. I've never heard anything bad about AERO products and personally AERO lower parts kits have always been my go to regarding builds and regarding their uppers they've performed great.
excellent video, AERO has many different versions and I'm trying to understand them all, I hope maybe you also did their lowers ?? I,ll check, if not maybe you can make one, I believe its the m4e1 that use's the flared magwell?
I only have the m4e1 style lower. They also have a different lower. The only difference I saw was the trigger guard piece. On the m4e1 it is part of the aluminum lower on the gen2 model you have to install the trigger guard piece from the lower parts kit.
Great video man! Helped a lot !
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Great comparison video. Aero should have you do all their videos. Theirs do not help much any plus they showcase black parts on a dark background and the guy showcasing them is wearing a black shirt. 😏😵💫
The top one in your vid is aero proprietary i believe so you have to get their hand guards from them for those enhanced non-threaded uppers. It’s cool and looks and works well for hot barrels but too unwieldy for matches shooting fast for me. Plus if i want to change the hand guard i have to get from aero only.
I just bought a kodiak brown kit with m4e1 threaded upper and the slim handguard on the bottom of your video frame. My wife and i shoot competition and this smaller one fits her small hands better plus even though my hands are large i like being able to wrap my hand around it when moving and shooting fast. Might make a 22lr and a pcc setup also for steel challenge and other non 3 gun run and gun matches. Do matches for proficiency. Anything else is just playing around. Being able to shoot for speed and accuracy under pressure is gold!
I have an Enhanced (fat), Quantum (sort of the "S" version of Enhanced) and S-Atlas (slim). I love them for what they are good at doing. The fat ones allow you to tuck a silencer inside the handgaurd while the Atlas is light and feels great in your hand.
I had the quantum but didn't like how fat it was and got rid of it. I have small hands.
Dang bro were your sights zeroed?
Can you adjust the gas blocks?
@Peetabread555 these aren't adjustable gas blocks.
Somebody likes Radian Charging Handles & Wilson Combat Iron Sights.. I own several Aero builds in the Enhanced Upper/Rail, 2-3 W/ Atlas R1 rail, & 1 W/ Atlas S1 rail which I like the least. I bought the S1 rail to try it out & the S1 isn’t for me. One thing I would change on the Aero rails with full rail on top are the little holes on top, because when I had a few extra sets of sights that mount down into the rail not across the rail the front sights won’t mount on these rails. I noticed your S1 rail build has no forward assist. How do you like it? I have a couple Thunder Ranch Aero build sets w/o the FA. I’m neither for or against FA, so I liked the no FA uppers. I’m just curious how other people feel about no forward assist. Very nice builds. It’s good to see someone do a video like this explaining what the differences are! Thank you for this video, very very informative for people who don’t know & are looking at buying 1, or 2 or 3.. Keep ‘em coming Good Sir!
I tried the plastic magpul sights but the Wilson Combat are so much nicer and Amazon had them for a good deal 🤝 you don't need the fwd assist imo and it costs more to not have the upper come with it lol 😂
I got my first Aero product in M5. Love the 308 16 inch just for plinking. I do want a 12.5 308 but they been out for a long time. Anywhere else I can get an Atlas R 1 in 308/12.5 barrel ? Also do a video of a M5. We need more 308 Aero Videos.
I searched by the SKU real quick and only saw everything out of stock unfortunately.
Is the enhanced thicker or same thickness just larger diameter?
Appreciate this! What flip ups do you have on these?
Wilson Combat iron sights
What flash hider do you use?
strike industries is the brand I forget the model name
Are the top and bottom ones fde or burnt bronze?
FDE. I know Sig FDE looks like burnt bronze on the 365XL but this is brown for sure.
I wish Aero would make a thinner Atlas and Atlas S that will mount to the enhanced upper.
The S one is my go to but the lack of full pic rail limits accessory options placement
Is that top one the enhanced version?
Yes
are thr rails removable and changable
No
@@erik22lax ah that sucks is there cheap ones that I can? I'm scared to try palmetto ars why are they so cheap
@T. M I wouldn't say they're cheap-just basic. They're the base model car with limited features. It will work and be pretty reliable.
@@t.m9341 The Atlas series ones are the normal 1.52 diameter size. They will fit many barrel nuts. If one won't fit your barrel nut, Aero sells just the barrel nuts for not much money. Most likely the Atlas will fit your barrel nut.
The ones without the forward assist are slightly lower in cost.
I can’t find those iron sights
@@DreM-h6g the Wilson combat? I got them on Amazon
What red dot is that?
Sig Romeo
@@erik22laxwhat flash hider? Thank you!!
@@nhoj2114 they are from strike industries I don't remember the model name
They look nice bro! You getting the mod4? Just ordered mine last night, I have the enhanced you have but black. But too chonky for me
These are budget? They cost over $900!
Where are you paying $900 for a complete upper? Buying it off the Aero website they are in the $500 range for most of their complete uppers.
@@erik22lax it was my mistake. I was thinking about the high end ones they’re like 900 bucks.
All respect but you cant do accuracy tests with reloaded ammo
I’ll trade you some beef jerky for the thicker upper 😃
awesome video!!!!!