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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hauksen" data-source="post: 3587381" data-attributes="member: 142861">Hi again,To my suprise, in an older thread on this forum I just found mention of a spotting scope that provides a built-in Picatinny rail as part of its standard configuration, the Vortex Viper HD 80 mm.Here's a video showing it "in action":(in an older thread on this forum) The presenter fails to that the rail ensures the aim point is not lost on removal and re-installation, so the zeroing he goes through should actually be necessary only once.Looks like a good solution, I'd love to try one of these in the field <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Regards,Henning</blockquote>