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Posted: 8/1/2016 1:51:00 PM EDT
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Is there a quick release mount with decent return to zero for the Reap-IR available? I'd like to quickly swap between using the Reap-IR as a handheld, then snapping it in quickly on my rifle when ready to shoot. The DLOC mount doesn't seem to be that quick to mount/unmount. I'm also unclear as to how the Wilcox mount works, and whether or not it's even compatible with the Reap-IR. Does the Wilcox "shoe" hook into only a helmet mount, or is there a corresponding mount on the rifle for the shoe (and does it have decent return to zero).
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The DLOC mount has not given me any "return to zero problems". It comes right back. The only problem I had was speed to get it mounted back on the rifle after using it to scan with. I hunt pests,,like coons and cats and things that move quickly. I also hunt in thick woods, so there is no time to waste putting the scope on after seeing the target, as they can be gone in seconds!
I learned that on my 22lr, I do not even tighten the reap. I just put it on and shoot. It holds it over to the rail against the recoil of that SV rimfire round and is accurate. My 308 is another story. I have to take time to tighten the mount before shooting. Just have to get used to it. Per other posts from Vic at TNVC, he uses the other mount, that shoe, and says it does not return quite as close, but close enough for hogs and stuff. He can then run a red dot on the other rail instead of the DLOC. He'll be along to give the name of it probly. A lot of time, I shoot from my living room, thru the patio doors(open) with the 308 on the table, so i can relax and leave it on the rifle. I can scan good enough if I don't have to hold that heavy rifle up. I have a very narrow shooting lane. When coyote or pest crosses,, I only have 10-20 yards to fire him up. |
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The DLOC mount has not given me any "return to zero problems". It comes right back. The only problem I had was speed to get it mounted back on the rifle after using it to scan with. I hunt pests,,like coons and cats and things that move quickly. I also hunt in thick woods, so there is no time to waste putting the scope on after seeing the target, as they can be gone in seconds! I learned that on my 22lr, I do not even tighten the reap. I just put it on and shoot. It holds it over to the rail against the recoil of that SV rimfire round and is accurate. My 308 is another story. I have to take time to tighten the mount before shooting. Just have to get used to it. Per other posts from Vic at TNVC, he uses the other mount, that shoe, and says it does not return quite as close, but close enough for hogs and stuff. He can then run a red dot on the other rail instead of the DLOC. He'll be along to give the name of it probly. A lot of time, I shoot from my living room, thru the patio doors(open) with the 308 on the table, so i can relax and leave it on the rifle. I can scan good enough if I don't have to hold that heavy rifle up. I have a very narrow shooting lane. When coyote or pest crosses,, I only have 10-20 yards to fire him up. Hi, it's the Wilcox flip to the side mount. Below is a previous post from our IRD thread on PG. 36 where I outlined the system. Hope this sheds more light on the subject. REAP-IR on my brand spanking new 6.5 Grendel custom blaster. Our TNVC GoPro adapter works VERY well on the IR REAP and Patrols. Shown here is a back up Triji RMR atop the REAP and (I know I know it's only a 1-2 MOA a Wilcox Flip to side mount we use and some how it's not accurate enough when shooting pigs!)  Anyhoot great setup for folks wanting a back up red dot sight for those close encounters of the third kind! 
Folks may ask how easy it may be to shoot with the MRDS up there? It's a "chin weld". Many know I have been using back up MRDS's since 1998 with our first Scope Accessory Ring (SAR) I designed way back when to go on a scope tube. Funny all the FBI guys that used to come to my garage when I started making up a welded MKIV ring with a Weaver Rail! Anyhoot, a few White Papers have been written on the use of back up MRDS's and their position in relation to the shooters head. I read an interesting one from "Super Dave" Harrington he sent me awhile back when there was fierce debate on this subject matter. I know the Marines like the MRDS's atop the ACOG's where others like to CANT the rifle a bit. Some other like the high position of the MRDS if their wearing a gas mask or other gear where they cannot cheek weld easily. Others like the 30-40deg offset mounts that tuck under and to the side of the optic. In all these cases, there is no easy or best solution, so choices we designed seemed to be best at times. Early on I worked with IRD to come up with a back up MRDS solution with the MK1 and MKII units which was no easy task due to the really high height over bore if mounting to the barrel of the MKII's using our SAR solution. We even tried a TNVC SAR solution to the rear of the turrets but ergonomics did not play well due to the design of the MKII and/or the current MKIII. Now with the REAP-IR using the dovetail mount, we freed up the rail portion and this current back up MRDS solution is quite manageable and effective. I like it a lot. Vic |
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