It's looking like I'm going to have to compromise on the weight thing somehow.
An ounce here and there will still keep it under 15-16 lbs. by a long shot, no pun intended...
I like the 1-pc. base concept, but, I don't want the freakin' scope to be a mile high or the mounts/rings to weigh a ton, either.
I'm using pictures of the 700P shown by Remington in the LE catalog using the Leupold/Redfield style of mounts for the Police Sharp Shooter rifle.
The ability to take off the scope to change it quickly is the reason I was looking at the QR.
The "3-hole" attachment method isn't my favorite, but, it might suffice to get me going, and, it's shown in the ad/catalog.
Anybody got a #53 Brownells catalog handy?
pp.286 shows the Leupold mount.
pp.279 shows a Mounting Solutions aluminum bridge mount with the 4-hole attachment and Weaver/Picatinny slots.
I could save some weight here, I suppose, by using the aluminum base/rings.
Rings could be Kwik-Site or Weaver "4x4".
I'm not trying to be cheap here. I may end up building a heavyweight someday, but, not this time...Keep in mind the weight savings and low mount requirement.
I'm asking for the impossible, probably.
I'm also feeling very humble and rookie like.