How would one set this up properly to do. I’m interested possibly.

Pic rail on every rifle.

Night Force Ultralite rings.

Zero to rifle "A". Move to rifle "B" shoot, adjust, shoot to zero. Write down the moves. Repeat for rifle "C"

This is with a turreted scope. Mil/Mil or MOA/MOA. (But friends don't let friends use MOA)

Pic rail on every rifle.

Night Force Ultralite rings.

Zero to rifle "A". Move to rifle "B" shoot, adjust, shoot to zero. Write down the moves. Repeat for rifle "C"

This is with a turreted scope. Mil/Mil or MOA/MOA. (But friends don't let friends use MOA)

Once you have your moves down, will it be consistent every time you move the scope...consistent enough that you don't have to take a few shots to re-zero? I ask this because not everyone has an 800 yard range in their front yard to zero whenever they want. For me, it is a 1.5 hour drive to your place (800 yards), or a 1.5 hour drive to the Ranch (200 yards). Or I could go to Frisco Gun Club and pay $30 for a half hour on the rifle range with a not very sturdy shooting table. In theory, one really nice scope for three rifles is great. It reality, for most of us, it does not make sense.

I certainly am not doubting what you are saying but intuitively I wouldn’t think mounting to a Pic rail would be that repeatable. I just think of tiny moves at the scope equaling big moves on the target at distance.

3 guns, 3 scopes and be done with it.
No fiddling around with anything.

Some people's scope standards mean you just spent $3000 to $9000
Instead of $1000 to $3000

Not everyone has that kind of budget.

Well, I have done it about 200 times.
So there's that.

Think it works, or not. No swear off my back.

Looks like the OP is talking hunting guns so $1K+ scopes are not in the discussion, unless I'm reading it wrong.

I’m sure you have. Seriously. I am not at all doubting you. I hope the way I wrote it didn’t come across wrong. All I meant was it doesn’t seem like it would work but I believe you that it does.

You just said not everyone has that kind of budget? I'd never swap a scope from gun to gun without shooting it first to verify Zero. Especially in a hunting situation wouldn't want to miss or worst yet wound and loose a trophy animal.

Pic rail on every rifle.

Night Force Ultralite rings.

Zero to rifle "A". Move to rifle "B" shoot, adjust, shoot to zero. Write down the moves. Repeat for rifle "C"

This is with a turreted scope. Mil/Mil or MOA/MOA. (But friends don't let friends use MOA)

Why wouldn't it work?

Rail never leaves the rifle. Rings hold the scope the same, all the time. The Weaver style connection is as solid as it gets.

AR guys use QD (Quick Detach) mounts for day optic, and switch to NV or Thermal. Those typically have levers. The rings with the Weaver style clamp, cross bolts, and nuts are even stronger, and even more repeatable. Especially if the nuts are torqued with a torque wrench.

Looks like the OP is talking hunting guns so $1K+ scopes are not in the discussion, unless I'm reading it wrong.

I am aware of the QD mounts. I have them on one of my rifles but I never take them off. I thought the same thing when I was installing them - if I take this off will it be the same when I put it back?. I haven’t done the math but I assume the tiniest movement at the scope makes a big difference in point of impact at 100,200, 300 yards whatever. When putting scopes on a pic rail it always feels like there is some movement before it is clamped down. Not a lot but some. It just seems that it could possibly be clamped down in a slightly different position each time. Maybe not though. I have never removed one, put it back, shot and compared. That is why I was saying I believe you when you say it is repeatable. I was just saying my gut feel from mounting scopes makes me think it wouldn’t be.

On the majority of my rifles I would say the scope cost more than the rifle did.

The original intent of my thread isn’t so much about budget but about availability and strategy, a few years ago when one could stroll into any gun shop or go to any website and buy virtually any ammo they wanted it was one thing but now that is definitely not the case and I think it is smart to consider that when selecting rifles.

Lets say I want to buy 3000 rounds to keep as a stockpile. If I have rifles in six different calibers then that is 500 rounds each. I might run out of ammo before too long if one of those calibers I shoot more. On the other hand if I settle on one caliber and buy 3000 rounds for it that should last a really long time. If I don’t go crazy target shooting that could conceivably be a lifetime supply of ammo.