anyone have any tips on making this work. Im thinking Im gonna need to find a good slip on/off customizable cheek pad to ensure a good fit. I have a big fat 50 objective and a 32 as well that Im wanting to share across 2 guns. A remmy 700 and an m14. The rings are gonna have to be pretty high....
Rifles sharing scopes- can it be done without awkwardness?
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you are going to have to find a spot where the rings line up correctly with the bases between firearms. which is going to be hard as the rail on an m14 is going to be shorter likely than on the 700. the eye relief is going to have to work between the 2 rifles. if you magically are able to find a spot where the eye relief works between the 2 and the rings work between the 2, you are still going to have to sight in the rifle every time you move it. id say save up and buy a second scope.
Use a high quality QD mount like an American Defense, LaRue, or Bobro and a good picatinny rail on both rifles. You may have to shoot a few sighters when you swap, but you can record your zero on both rifles to get close when you switch. The height of these style mounts should be enough for your objective clearance.
I'm using a Blackhawk cheek pad right now. It's OK but not as good as a proper stock with an adjustable cheek piece.
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FightingIrish
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I'd think you're going to lose your zero every time. Not by much but at least a bit.
rnbra-shooter
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Using good rings and bases, properly installed, you will be able to precisely (as in, better than 1/4 MOA) reinstall your scope each time you remove and replace it. You'll need to do proper bookkeeping to keep track of the different scope knob readings for the different rifles, but you should not have to fire any sighters at all; you'll be within 1/4 MOA of where you expect to be.
Aries' point is a good one. There's a good chance that your M14 will require one of the rings to be in a different location than your Rem 700. There are a few ways to deal with this, though we need to keep in mind your title's requirement "...without awkwardness".
You need to choose a mounting system (e.g. Redfield style, Weaver style, etc) that is compatible with the quick-release rings you choose and is has base(s) available for both your M14 and your Rem700.
The are likely fewer variations available for the base for your M14. See what's available, and see if it is possible to choose a base for your Rem700 that exactly matches the spacings on your M14 base. That would be ideal, it would allow you to simply detach the scope from one rifle and install it on another, reset your scope knobs according to your databook, then fire away.
Aries' point is a good one. There's a good chance that your M14 will require one of the rings to be in a different location than your Rem 700. There are a few ways to deal with this, though we need to keep in mind your title's requirement "...without awkwardness".
You need to choose a mounting system (e.g. Redfield style, Weaver style, etc) that is compatible with the quick-release rings you choose and is has base(s) available for both your M14 and your Rem700.
The are likely fewer variations available for the base for your M14. See what's available, and see if it is possible to choose a base for your Rem700 that exactly matches the spacings on your M14 base. That would be ideal, it would allow you to simply detach the scope from one rifle and install it on another, reset your scope knobs according to your databook, then fire away.
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ultimate_monkey
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youd like to think that, but no guarantee every one cuts their rails the exact same, but a few thou can mean the difference between mounting properly and the mounting bolt on the rings pulling the ring down into the rail and putting weird stress on the scope
again, would highly using a one piece qd high quality mount it will hold zero, as long as you keep track of the zero setting for each rifle. I use one scope for a 22, air rifle, and 300wm. in a larue qd mount and works just fine, holds zero perfectly, no need for sighters.
