Thread: Swapping scopes often

Does anyone regularly swap their optics?
Just wondered because I have a 3-9 scope on my AR and use that for fallow but when I go wallaby shooting it would be nice to have something a bit more compact. Im guessing I need a quick release mount


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High end AR qr mounts seem to work fairly well but I still can't bring myself to trust them without firing a couple of shots to test them out.

Have had less than 1/3 moa change with both twin leaver arms mounts and trijicon mounts.

Some cheeper stuff has been in the multiple moa range.

Originally Posted by anderset20

Does anyone regularly swap their optics?
Just wondered because I have a 3-9 scope on my AR and use that for fallow but when I go wallaby shooting it would be nice to have something a bit more compact. Im guessing I need a quick release mount


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Can you say why you find the 3-9 unsuitable ?

trialling some leupold qd mounts at the mo, sighted in at 100 yesterday then removed and replaced and shot slightly right a tad but with a 8lb (estimated) trigger it could have been that

3-9 Leupold and warne scope mounts, will be on my rifle for the rest of my days, why change what works?

Originally Posted by anderset20

Does anyone regularly swap their optics?
Just wondered because I have a 3-9 scope on my AR and use that for fallow but when I go wallaby shooting it would be nice to have something a bit more compact. Im guessing I need a quick release mount


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I swap scopes on my biz rifles all the time.

When swapping, I fix a barrel mounted weaver rail, which I then add a laser sight to. I zero the laser to the scope that I am about to remove, then when I swap scopes, the laser indicates if the new scope is sighted-in or not. It works pretty well, but I still like to fire a round or two to make sure.

Originally Posted by anderset20

Does anyone regularly swap their optics?
Just wondered because I have a 3-9 scope on my AR and use that for fallow but when I go wallaby shooting it would be nice to have something a bit more compact. Im guessing I need a quick release mount


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Seems to work well on my blaser


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Originally Posted by anderset20

Does anyone regularly swap their optics?
Just wondered because I have a 3-9 scope on my AR and use that for fallow but when I go wallaby shooting it would be nice to have something a bit more compact. Im guessing I need a quick release mount


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If your AR is a hunting rifle primarily, stick with the 3-9. That's what I had on my AR until I Made it more dedicated towards service rifle. It now has a fixed 3.
A 3 gun rifle may be best served with a 1-4 or a 1-6.

Yeah it works but it's more just I have a spare fixed power that's got a bdc reticle for the longer shots and is a heck of a lot smaller than my big scope. Might just fit it, hunt with it and see how I like it before I go buying quick release mounts


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