Well, I'm in the throws of designing, or rather re-designing and SVD-type mount for the VZ58. This will be a bolt-on (or maybe weld-on?) permanent mod for a VZ58-type rifle to allow mounting of any POSP up to 6X. Larger objectives won't work as they would be too low the the handguard.
This is a multi-phase project as once I get the mount perfected, I have to design a bolt-on flash deflector, probably utilizing the rear sight mount.
Anyhow, forst step is to modify a standard POSP SVD mounting plate. This started out as the standard version sold by East Wave. About 1/8" had been milled off the top to fit the milled lightening cut height on the VZ sidewall and clear the lower pins.
Also, I positioned it laterally to get the right eye relief on either a 4X or 6X POST using an NEA stock adaptor and AR stock, which is a bit longer length of pull than the standard stock. I didn't want to have to remove anything to strip the internals, so recesses are milled into the mount to allow the trigger group pins to be punched out.
Additionally, I had to mill a step precisely into the back of the mount to account for the stepped height of the receiver side wall.
This is how far I got today, this week I'm going to go see a gunsmith friend of mine and an expert welder to decide if I'll permanently TIG the mount to the receiver, or if there is sufficient receiver wall thickness to a fine thread screw to be used to secure the mount, probably with three or four mounting holes.
This photo gives a good idea of what it will ultimately look like:
Next, you can see the back of the mount that better illustrates the pin relief holes and the stepped shape of the back of the mount to allow for the receiver step:
Note that none of the holes are co-located with the POSP bearing surfaces. the critical area is about mid-way along the bottom part of the dovetail where the POSP cam locks to the mount.
This is a multi-phase project as once I get the mount perfected, I have to design a bolt-on flash deflector, probably utilizing the rear sight mount.
Anyhow, forst step is to modify a standard POSP SVD mounting plate. This started out as the standard version sold by East Wave. About 1/8" had been milled off the top to fit the milled lightening cut height on the VZ sidewall and clear the lower pins.
Also, I positioned it laterally to get the right eye relief on either a 4X or 6X POST using an NEA stock adaptor and AR stock, which is a bit longer length of pull than the standard stock. I didn't want to have to remove anything to strip the internals, so recesses are milled into the mount to allow the trigger group pins to be punched out.
Additionally, I had to mill a step precisely into the back of the mount to account for the stepped height of the receiver side wall.
This is how far I got today, this week I'm going to go see a gunsmith friend of mine and an expert welder to decide if I'll permanently TIG the mount to the receiver, or if there is sufficient receiver wall thickness to a fine thread screw to be used to secure the mount, probably with three or four mounting holes.
This photo gives a good idea of what it will ultimately look like:
Next, you can see the back of the mount that better illustrates the pin relief holes and the stepped shape of the back of the mount to allow for the receiver step:
Note that none of the holes are co-located with the POSP bearing surfaces. the critical area is about mid-way along the bottom part of the dovetail where the POSP cam locks to the mount.
we also have designed an "universal" deflector for POSP scopes with 24 mm lenses. Need to build and test. Hopefully in a week or so...
