One piece quick release mount advice,

[Tikkat1x]

I use the leupold qd mounts on an alpex and glass scope, seem to work OK to me

Maybe im a bit of a spaz then
i tested them the other day but it wasn't good weather for shooting a digital scope at a 18mm target on full mag, hot and sunny with heat haze, so i will try again, the results i did get were not to bad, but not to my liking, and nothing seemed to be on a good zero to start with,

 

[303British]

La Rue Tactical, I have taken scope on and off a few times, picatinney rail, less than 1MOA to re-set.

 

[Tikkat1x]

so, new innomounts fitted to my 243 with Alpex 4k, first picture is a 5 shot zero test i did when i put the mounts on, and for an alpex i was happy,
a couple of days later i did a couple more groups then today did a few more, scope off and back on for each group, am i being to picky or are these ok,

 

[JackDavis]

Hello, While the quick release mounts are ok another way if you have room on the rifle rails is to add mounting block in front of the scope mounts, That way you can swop scopes and replace against block, Optics Warehouse do a Vector Optics 9/11 mm Dovetail one for £5 or same for a Weaver Rail, Swopping scopes is just replacing against the block and should not put the zero out

Can only find this for a dovetail, do they do it for a picatinny rail?

 

[AJC]

Having just read the full thread after searching it puts me in a predicament at what to do

i currently have 243 with Alpex 4k, 22LR with Alpex 4k, air rifle with an Alpex (none 4k) and a 17HMR with no scope.

ideally i'd like to go for an innomount and swap the Alpex from 22 to 17HMR but as they have similar uses i may want to use them both at same time, i'd also like to fit the Alpex 4k to the air rifle and do away with Alpex.

Don't want to touch the 243 as its accurate and used at the most range.

but innomount is £280 and i may get a second hand Alpex 4k for £500 and that saves buggaring about.

from what i can read on this post, a lot are happy with swapping but some don't seem too convinced.

 

[nuge]

Having just read the full thread after searching it puts me in a predicament at what to do

i currently have 243 with Alpex 4k, 22LR with Alpex 4k, air rifle with an Alpex (none 4k) and a 17HMR with no scope.

ideally i'd like to go for an innomount and swap the Alpex from 22 to 17HMR but as they have similar uses i may want to use them both at same time, i'd also like to fit the Alpex 4k to the air rifle and do away with Alpex.

Don't want to touch the 243 as its accurate and used at the most range.

but innomount is £280 and i may get a second hand Alpex 4k for £500 and that saves buggaring about.

from what i can read on this post, a lot are happy with swapping but some don't seem too convinced.

I had the exact same predicament as yourself as i had the 4k and was running out off profiles. So i kept the 4k on innomounts for centerfire and everything rim fire and below i put a alpex lite on another innomount two scopes and done one ir switching between both.

 

[AJC]

So would you not recommend swapping from rimfirr to centre fire?

 

[nuge]

So would you not recommend swapping from rimfirr to centre fire?

You should be fine as long as you put the innomount on the same spot of your pic rail of all your rifles; you should be ok. I've never had mine lose zero. I have an Innomount on my Alpex 4K, another one on the Alpex Lite, and another one on a day scope, so I believe in them, but it took me a while to build up confidence in them. What sold it for me was I went out foxing one night using the Alpex 4K on a foxing rifle, shot a fox, took the scope off, put it on my air rifle, shot a few rats round the same farm, then put it back on the foxing rifle and shot another fox, and that was me sold lol. I have three of them now.

 

[AJC]

Perfect, can you advise on if you bought a medium or a low mount to suit the Alpex?

thanks for the reply

 

[AJC]

You should be fine as long as you put the innomount on the same spot of your pic rail of all your rifles; you should be ok. I've never had mine lose zero. I have an Innomount on my Alpex 4K, another one on the Alpex Lite, and another one on a day scope, so I believe in them, but it took me a while to build up confidence in them. What sold it for me was I went out foxing one night using the Alpex 4K on a foxing rifle, shot a fox, took the scope off, put it on my air rifle, shot a few rats round the same farm, then put it back on the foxing rifle and shot another fox, and that was me sold lol. I have three of them now.

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Perfect, can you advise on if you bought a medium or a low mount to suit the Alpex?

thanks for the reply

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

For the money you will spend on rails and rings for four rifles you could buy another alpex…
Or at least an alpex lite

I run an alpex on the four rifle
Each has a britannia rail £80 each
Do t mix and match rail brands as the torque or lever settings will vary
I also run innomount two piece QR
One piece not required
Also fat end of £300….

The torquing of standard pic rings works
In real terms i filed the top of the clamp nut so it returns to flat each time
No torque driver required

 

[AJC]

all my rifles currently have rails on, however as mentioned they're different brands. but yes i think what you're saying is feasible..

issue i have is the rails have been bought rifle specific with notches etc in them to prevent clashing with the chamber hole. eg - Tika T1x and CZ 452.

i would only need to buy the one mount to swap it between the 22LR, 17HMR and the air rifle

 

[enfieldspares]

I'd ask first why do you want QD type mounts and what degree of certainty of "return to zero" is acceptable. To my mind QD mounts are a solution to these issues:

1) The rifle has iron sights that the OP requires to be able to use a totally unobstructed by any extra bits and pieces associated with the telescopic sight's mounting and at the same time wants guaranteed return to zero. He wants the removal and/or re-affixing the 'scope to not require tools.
THIS IS BEST ADDRESSED WITH LEVER OR KNOB RELEASED SIDE MOUNTS. Think Holland & Holland type, American Jaeger type or British No4(T) type.

2) The rifle has iron sights and the OP does not mind if when the 'scope is removed that he does not had a "clean" receiver top or barrel top where present are extra bits and pieces associated with the telescopic sight's mounting and at the same time wants guaranteed return to zero. He wants the removal and/or re-affixing the 'scope to not require tools.
THIS IS BEST ADDRESSED WITH GERMAN TYPE CLAW MOUNTS OR APEL TYPE SWING IN MOUNTS as on many modern Mannlicher rifles.

3) The rifle has iron sights and the OP does not mind if when the 'scope is removed that he does not had a "clean" receiver top or barrel top where present are extra bits and pieces associated with the telescopic sight's mounting and at the same time doesn't mind of he needs to fine tune zero after the 'scope has been removed or replaced. He wants the removal and/or re-affixing the 'scope using a screwdriver or a coin.
THIS IS BEST ADDRESSED WITH REDFIELD TYPE TURN IN MOUNTS

4) The rifle has no iron sights to obstruct with any bases and the sole purpose of the need to remove the 'scope is to facilitate transport and/or storage of the rifle, such as a need to carry an expensive 'scope in hand luggage or that with its 'scope the rifle may not fit in its transport case or slip or in its gun cabinet. And at the same time wants guaranteed return to zero.
THIS IS BEST ADDRESSED WITH A MOUNT WHERE THE RING BASES HAVE A CLOSE MECHANICAL FIT TO A BASE OR BASES FIXED ON THE RIFLE. This may be a Picatinny type rail or bases with central holes such as some Leupold or similar.

From what the OP writes I think 4) is probably the best solution and FWIW better than 3).

 

[andyk]

I’ve got 2 Innomounts and find they’re repeatable for return to zero on the same rail (as in, spot on).

They work well to allow you to have glass and digital/thermal for 1 rifle.

Moving between rifles is more difficult, even rails from the same brand don’t seem identical which means the mount is then too tight/too loose for use on another rifle with a different rail. You can adjust that but I fear that’ll come at the expense of absolute repeatability.

You may get lucky and find the two rails you want to fix to are similar enough that there’s no need to adjust, in which case you’re in business.

I find a good quality picatinny mount and rail will go back within c1” if you use a torque wrench, so it just depends whether you want absolute RTZ or just to save ammo by meaning a zero check is only a minor adjustment.

 

[AJC]

i have 5 guns in the safe and my other safe is already full. i cannot fit the HMR17 in with scope on. so thats one of the reasons too.

i save £220 if i use the ALpex 4k across 2 rifles (saves buying a second hand one)

if it works on an innomount i can sell the Alpex A50T i have which will pay for the innomount. so i then save £500

 

[barbel]

My Christmas pressy was rusan qr steel rings sku 050-30-14-r and eagle vision adapters from ow for a 455 22rf and 17 hmr, for a alpex 4k lrf put target at 50, 75, 100 yrds in the freezing wind, set them up, swopped and swopped again, and again never thought it would happen but worked well, considering nearly got frost bite in the wind, all good, but time will tell, then will put on a 308.

 

[jonny.c]

What mount are you looking for I have an innomount I’m going to put up for sale

 

[palo]

Can only find this for a dovetail, do they do it for a picatinny rail?

You wouldn't need it on a picatinny rail. Just push the mount forward on the rail.

 

[nuge]

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Perfect, can you advise on if you bought a medium or a low mount to suit the Alpex?

thanks for the reply

I went for medium and that works over my rifles. Check with wherever you buy it if you can return it once you put scope on try it over your rifles if it works your set if not then at least you can return it for higher one.

 

[DavieC200]

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