Switching Optics between two guns

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Okay, first off, I must say that while I know quite a bit about all things firearms, the only thing I've never had too much 'foolin around' experience with is with Rings, Bases, and Scopes...

My question is this. I have a LH Browning A-Bolt Medallion in .300WM fitted with a Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x40. I RARELY shoot this very accurate rifle, and it seems crazy to have a $700 scope permanantly fitted to this sucker.

Now, it's sitting in what I believe to be Leupold rings (fancy scroll work on the tops) and on a Leupold 2 piece quick detach base. I think they are the 'twist in' style rings (ie: they dont have visible claws or attachements to the base), and the rear ring has a slotted screw for removal. I believe the idea is that once the rear screw is loosened, the entire scope rotates until the front ring pops out of it's slot. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

ANYWAY, the real part of my question, is there any way I can keep the scope in it's rings, and buy bases that will fit on a Gen III Springfield Armouries M14 mount? :redface: Obviously, my Browning doesn't have a rail like the M14 mount, so I'm not sure if you can buy such an item.
I'd like to be able to quickly change the glass from one gun back to the other if necessary, without taking it out of the rings.

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You would probably have to have a custom mount made to duplicate the existing ring spacing and eye relief.

Save up and buy another scope would be my recommendation.
 
What you have is a Redfield style mount (after the company that originated the design).
The Redfield system does not lend itself to repeated on-off cycles.
What you want can be done, but not easily or practicaly with those rings! You would have to replace your rings with Warnes, or any other type of QD compatible with a Picatinny rail (not the same thing as a Weaver base!).
You would then have to install a Picatinny rail on the A-Bolt.
 
Thanks for the responses guys... looks like I'll be saving up!

I didn't think there was an easy way, but thought maybe some system existed out of the box for my situation..
Thanks again!
Dave
 
"...be able to quickly change the glass from one gun back to the other..." There's no free lunch. You'd have to bore sight and sight in again every time you switched.
 
Picatinny rail on both rifles are the answer.

All my guns are either picatinny or weaver rail, so I can switch back and forth.

On a bolt action zeroing the scope is very easy, on a semi it takes a little longer, keeping good record of how many click you need when you switch is a good idea and will save you some time.
 
Put two (2) sets of rings on the scope. You can out the second set of rings rotated 90º from the first set, so that you use the elevation knob for windage.
 
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