Savage 110 extended rail for thermal clip-on mount forward of LPVO?

[Kisatchie]

My question is about a mounting option. I have a left-hand Savage 110 for a coyote gun mounted on tripod using arca rail. I want to set it up with a Primary Arms LPVO they have a 1-10 now with the Nova fire dot reticle. This will be day gun setup with the LPVO for Yotes, but I have a new thermal from DNT the Hydra that will work in Clip On mode in front of my LPVO so I can shoot the same gun at night if I want and not have to mess with my zero of my day sight. The Hydra has to collimated to the LPVO so my day optic does not change zero. I will need enough picatinny rail forward of the LPVO for the Hydra to mount with AMD 170 QD mount. If my standard PIC rail is not long enough what are some options to extend or locate a longer PIC rail. I have found a cheap PIC rail extender that mounts on top of the existing PIC rail but then you're dealing with another rise in base height that will or could affect alignment of the clip on to the LPVO. Savage did have long PIC rails available from aftermarket for forward night vision but are hard to locate now it seems. I just don't want to have 14 parts put together to get to where I could get with one correct application.

Brandon J.

 

[alf]

I'm not up on Savage stuff, but I ran 1 of these on a Remington with rear extension:

Savage Accu Trigger S.A Step Down Rail w Front obj Clearance

Savage Accu Trigger Short Action Night Vision step down Rail with front objective clearance. Designed to mount night vision equipment in front of scopes.

www.precisionreflex.com

 

[Kisatchie]

I'm not up on Savage stuff, but I ran 1 of these on a Remington with rear extension:

Savage Accu Trigger S.A Step Down Rail w Front obj Clearance

Savage Accu Trigger Short Action Night Vision step down Rail with front objective clearance. Designed to mount night vision equipment in front of scopes.

www.precisionreflex.com

yes that would work, maybe have to bite that bullet and pay to play, little pricey

 

[mic2377]

The best option is to either get a rigid stock for the rifle and fit a forward Badger EFR rail, or use a chassis that can be fitted with a forward picatinny hood/rail.

The PRI rail is an option too, and is actually probably the cheapest. They do suffer from the tendency to loosen the rail mounting screws because of the flex the rail is subjected to.

Also for a thermal clip on, you want to attempt to achieve a co-linear mounting of the scope and clip on to minimize shift. The typical scope mount height to match most clipons is 1.54 in.

Most people in your situation (myself included) have gone to a chassis with a forward pic rail/hood, as it provides the stiffest mounting, best repeatability, and least potential for POI changes.