Return to Zero Scope Mounts....

[BCAPES]

Planning on using 2 scopes (at different times) on my bolt gun with picatinny rails. One scope is a thermal for pigs at night (came with QD mount). The other scope is a Vortex Diamondback. Looking for opinions on affordable Return To Zero mounts for my Diamondback so I can easily switch scopes without having to resight. Thanks in advance!

 

[ryanh487]

The best solution to this problem is to just buy a second rifle

 

[BCAPES]

That's the problem I am trying to avoid lol

 

[sleepr71]

I’ve never found one that returned exactly to zero. Close,but not exact. Within 100 yds it would not cause you to miss an animal,but they all shift around “some”..like an inch or two. I agree with buying a dedicated rifle for the thermal..better solution + results

 

[Liberty]

A torque wrench gives the best probability for returning to zero, but a good qd mount may work pretty well. I’d buy an another rifle.

 

[ryanh487]

That's the problem I am trying to avoid lol

Buying another gun is never a problem

 

[Big7]

Ruger's integral groove/ring mounts are about as good as it gets.

If a fellow wanted to invent such a mount, look up 3R EDM Tooling. Re-create something along those lines and you could be the one that finally gets one to repeat.

PS.. The solid pallet system is the one you want. Not the 20mm round stem type. You will see when you get into their website how they make things repeatable.

 

[Darkhorse]

I'm not familiar with 3R EDM but I think I would look for mounts with a "V" machined into the top of both front and rear. Machinists V blocks have long been used to positively locate round parts a scope should work just as well.

 

[Railroader]

The only true "return to zero" mount I ever saw was on my Dad's Mannlicher Shoenaur (sp?) model 1952 .270.

Zehner Claw Mount, silver soldered to the rifle, and cost $500 in 1950s money...

Pic rail will be "in the ballpark", but will require adjustment.

Just get another rifle.

 

[transfixer]

I tried a couple different ones years back, was never satisfied with the results so I gave up on the idea , I'm sure there are some out there that will be close after removing and reinstalling, but I'm pretty sure they will all require tweaking the adjustments after reinstalling , at least for my liking, "close" isn't good enough for me

 

[trial&error]

Picatinny rails are surprisingly close when removing and reinstalling scopes. Small adjustments will always be required.

 

[pacecars]

I have Warne QD lever rings on my Steyr-Mannlicher Professional and now have them on a Scout scope and will be putting them on a regular scope so I can use two scopes on my Marlin 336 SBL. I have found that they return to zero when I remove them and put them back on. Make sure when you put them back on that you push them forward to make sure recoil doesn’t shift them. I have used Talley mounts and rings that also work well and some really expensive mounts that also work extremely well but they all require gunsmith mounting. I have been using the Warnes on a bunch of different rifles and they just plain work and on a Weaver or Picatinney rail they are an excellent option.

 

[HarryO45]

It is possible to have a QD ring that work$.

I have Leupold QD on my bolt action deer rifles. I have used them for a long time and they hold a zero if you follow their directions. I always verify when i remount and i haven’t had a “zero correction” in at least ten remounts. I think Talley, and i know Warne work. I think Warne has the best reputation for QD.

Caution: On a hunting rifle that you put under hard use and drag through briar patches and difficult terrain it is possible to hit a QD lever and find it outa position. It has happened to me. When i get to where i am going one of the first things i do is a check of my QD mount. If it has moved (twice in hundreds of hunts) I simply tightened it in the proper orientation and it has stayed true. I am like you, and plan one day to go back and forth to NV, but financially i have not been able to make that leap. I keep saying to myself that i should have gone to standard light weight rings - with no worries.

I have always had QD on my ARs and without question they hold zero even in hard use: Scalarworks Leap and take a look at Larue Tactical. I have never had to use the warrenty on my scalarworks, but i have used my warrenty on Larue Tactical and they are an amazing company with outstanding customer service.

If you have a specialized rifle where it makes sense to have QDs i would look at one of those two companie$ first.

 

[Jester896]

I seldom see more than a .25MOA shift with some of my steel rings on a picatinney when reattaching

 

[Dub]

That's the problem I am trying to avoid lol

Resistance is futile…..go with the Force….

 

[R and D]

Larue Tactical makes some really good detachable rings and bases

 

[tad1]

For prairie dogs/ or targets where you could do a bunch of shooting and dial back in if necessary, good idea. For deer, I’d never chance it if I couldn’t shoot the gun to verify.

 

[Robust Redhorse]

Almost any name brand steel ring mounts on a Picatinny rail have worked pretty well for me when pushed as forward as they can go.

Leupold QD rings and bases are a little better, but I don't think they are made for every rifle.


Spuhr is the "gold standard" for QD ring mounts that attach to a Picatinny rail. Expect to drop about $500 for this option. I don't think they make 1" rings.

 

[pacecars]

The mounts by LaRue Tactical are excellent and they have always returned to zero every time. I have only used them on AR-15s and have not used them on a bolt gun but since it is a rail I don’t see why they wouldn’t work

https://www.larue.com/category/larue-mounts/scope-mounts/riflescope-mounts/

 

[Fred Rogers]

I have never personally used them, but I do know that these style mounts were extremely popular during the muzzleloader seasons in Utah this year.