QD mounts that return to zero?

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SwiftyP

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I want to run only one rifle next year. Different characteristics in a day/night rig have cost me several shots this year. I gotta think a person would be better off running the same gun or a carbon copy of their primary rig for their secondary type of hunting. Mounts seem more economical than a second rifle for me at the moment..

Anyone doing this with QD scope mounts? What are ya running for QD gear on your day/night scopes?

Appreciate it in advance!

SwiftyP
 
American defense manufacturing are the one I see pointed to the most. If you're looking for a one-piece mount.

I actually agree with your assessment, which is why I have identical rifles for day and night. But I was thinking the same thing, I could use a top end rtz mount on the day scope and thermal to accomplish the same thing.
 
It would be hard to deny that it's easier to practice with one rifle, one cartridge and load and get good at it. I've actually been thinking about this quite a bit lately. Sell off most of my stuff and buy a couple top end rifles and scopes.

The problem is....I'm too much of a gun nut. I've always got some sort of project, latest build, different cartridge, etc. I just put together another DPMS g2. I wanted this one to be a 6.5 creedmoor for my daughter to hunt with, but the barrel I have in that round turned out to be a copper miner. So it's another 243, that makes 3 of them now lol.
 
limbhanger10 said:
What is different between your 2 guns that you think cost you?
What are you actually running for day and night guns/scopes?
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Trigger. AR10 vs bolt gun. I set my gas pressure on 65 or so degree day and found it short cycling in 20 degree nights.

This was a 243 in AR10. Guys who know em better than I told me they're more fenicky than a guy might realize, so I tried real hard to make it work. Im going to a screaming bolt and gonna be done with this sillyness.

All of this may be my ignorance, but it's just gotta work when a guy cooks off a round. Questioning if you're going to get a bullet out of the gun gets in a guy's head. Or it did mine.

Day gun this year was a ruger Mark 2 220 swift wearing an Arkin 6X24X56 and night gun was the AR10 wearing a pulsar trail 2 lrf xq50 thermal.

The one gun option will be a bolt Tikka 22-243 Ackley Improved alternating back n forth those two scopes.
 
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"I'd say if someone is using multiple weapons/platforms and having issues it'd be a discipline factor. More situational practice with them generally helps."

That's absolutely fair.
 
Definitely!....I'd have multiples come in- drop the first one. Get on second and nothing....stovepipe....clear...
...My LAR8 in .243 suppressed had cycling issues and had to really find a happy medium and install a AGB. It helped. The 2 stage trigger was never an issue aside from it was definitely not crisp as my bolt.
Now I only shoot bolts at night and have no issues dropping multiples.
So now I have separate day and night guns and do no scope moving.
So much easier than what a was doing 10 years ago
*I have ADM for my tube scopes and Brobo and LaRue for thermals...I do not take thermals off. They are on dedicated night guns
 
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