09-10-2020, 12:29 PM
phishfood Wrote:Good points on rezeroing.
The current reason I want to be able to move it between rifles is that I came across two barely used AR10's in 308 for a screaming deal. I only want to keep the most accurate of the two, and sell the other. After that, I will probably put a dedicated optic on the one I keep.
Then I have a heavy barrelled 20" AR in 5.56 that currently needs a scope. And I am thinking about building a .300 Blackout, and maybe another 6.5 with a short barrel, and I have built a couple for family members, and.......
A scope in a QD mount seems like it would be rather handy to have, though it isn't my intent to permanently share one optic with different rifles.
I had looked at a couple of the AD mounts, and they seem to be in my price range, but hadn't even thought about LaRue. I will take a look at them.
On the subject of scopes, Midway has some Leupold VX3i's 4.5-14 factory blemished for a decent price. Any feedback on those?
Couple of things.
FWIW, the American Defense mounts cam locks can be adjusted by hand, no tools necessary. With the Larue, you need a small wrench of some sort to adjust the nut tension on the cam lock. You may luck out and both guns have identical pic rails but, theres no guarantee, especially moving between manufacturers. Just saying.........
There are other reasons to use a QD mount but, If your just going to do this at range, while testing/comparing two guns, it might be cheaper to just get a conventional mount, SWFA/Primary Arms has them them $50-60 and then purchase a Fat Wrench with the money you saved and throw that in your range bag. You should probably own one anyway, they are invaluable when gunsmithing or mounting scopes.