easiest/cheapest way to mount a scope to tripod/arca?

[pineoak]

If you wanted to use an extra rifle scope as a spotting scope on an arca plate/Anvil head... what would you use?

I have a scope in a NF unimount I'd like to try as a spotting scope on an Anvil head.

Any cheap/easy way to do this? Not sure it'll be better than just mounting a rifle but not all my rifles have sufficient X and I may wish to use it in a public place where a mounted rifle would result in undue pearl clutching.

I wonder if the eye relief will be an issue without a cheekpiece to stabilize.

Don't use a spotter often enough to drop $ on proper binos and don't require a 40x+ mag spotter.

Thoughts?

 

[theLBC]

something like this would work (upside down),

 

[spife7980]

I would just throw a sand bag over the top and set it on there.

 

[Mudflap621]

 

[1moaoff]

Fixed for you

 

[Mudflap621]

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Fixed for you

Dude I’m buyin that shit! At least I’ll look good missing.

 

[6.5SH]

One of the "eye plunger" style scope shades could help with eye relief.

https://www.amazon.com/UTG-Rubber-Scope-Eyeshade-Eyepiece/dp/B00WQSMGC4

 

[Cardboard Assassin]

If you wanted to use an extra rifle scope as a spotting scope on an arca plate/Anvil head... what would you use?

I have a scope in a NF unimount I'd like to try as a spotting scope on an Anvil head.

Any cheap/easy way to do this? Not sure it'll be better than just mounting a rifle but not all my rifles have sufficient X and I may wish to use it in a public place where a mounted rifle would result in undue pearl clutching.

I wonder if the eye relief will be an issue without a cheekpiece to stabilize.

Don't use a spotter often enough to drop $ on proper binos and don't require a 40x+ mag spotter.

Thoughts?

I just did exactly that this week to try out my new 7-35X ATACR.

I had an ARCA plate lying around (cheap on Amazon or similar if you dont) and a piece of Picatinney rail. The Arca Swiss rail I have has a small "nub" where a hole on the picatinney can seat onto, then bolt the other end of the pic to the plate and its solid.

I found it worked great, the best results for me came when (either with the 7-35X or the regular spotter that usually lives on there) I got the scope to the area I wanted to observe and then look through it without touching / holding it anywhere. Last time I was at the range this let me see trace easily.