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Are Leupold QR bases weldable?
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I need to know if Leupold QR bases are weldable? I don't know if they are milled steel, cast, sintered or what not.

I have a preWar Win 70 in 416 Rem (formerly 300 H&H/Wby) that is drilled and tapped for a Redfield JR-70 Mag base.

Leupold doesn't make QR's for preWars specifically, although it is no big chore to use later 70 bases. The worst part is they don't make a one piece QR base for long action Win 70's at all. I would prefer to use a one piece base as I am putting a Lyman 48 WJS aperture sight on this rig. I have used Lyman 48's in conjunction with 2-piece QR bases by milling the top of the base and mounting screws down until the aperture will clear the scope tube.

I want to weld the QR 2-piece M70 bases into a one piece base as that Lyman 48 fits very nice behind the Redfield JR base. I don't trust the Redfield JR base on a 416 Rem in the first place and they really aren't my first choice by a long shot as being a QR setup.


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IIRC Leupold rings and bases are made from 12L14.


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I buy steel from the same vendor as Leupold.
The vendor has a lot of inventory of 12L14 and 11L17 in certain sizes for Leupold's use only.

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Leadloy or 12L14 is weldable. it's not the greatest but it will weld. use a mild steel rod 70S is fine. What ever you use for a patch between the bases I'd try to get a chunk of 12L14 as a mild steel bar may pull the weld away from the base when cooling and crack the weld. Don't ask How I know


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