3/8 dovetail ?

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Dodosmike

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I have a mid 80's Squires Bingham Semi 22. Model is PSomething, 60? 40? maybe 20? I don't recall off the top of my head.

Id like to scope it for my son to use.

I have a 3-9x32 bushnell scope with a 1" tube. Anybody offhand know what the width of the dovetail is? 3/8"? metric equivalent is 11mm I think.

Suggestions?
 
European 11 mm and North American 3/8" are close, but not the same. 3/8" is measured at bottom of dovetail - so where the tips of the cutters would be - usually have 45 degree angle on dovetail, so measures close to .5" across the top. European measure across the top - 11 mm, and they typically use 60 degree angles on dovetails. I have not handled one exactly like you mention - best for you to actually measure the dovetail before you buy parts. Can get confusing - I do believe that, for some years, CZ 452 rifles were being made with either the 3/8" or the 11 mm dovetails. I am not sure about other makers.

Some makers a bit "loose" with dimensions - so Parker Hale catalogue says their "B" series was 17 mm wide and their "A"series was 19.5 mm wide - listed in catalogue as "nominally" - of the several or dozen that I have measured, not one is at the exact measurement.
 
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"thanks" button. lol.

I noticed a lot of sloppy rings lately. was hoping to order set online from somewhere, but to be sure I'll have to double check the width.

All I have to measure is my old eyes and a metric measuring tape. My luck it'll measure 10mm and I'll order the wrong one and have to return it, because thats how my luck rolls.
 
45CAT said:
You could buy Warne rings. The clamp is reversible so it does American and European dovetails
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^this, they can be used for 11mm or 3/8". (instructions online on the WARNE site, including a video)

Another option might be BKL rings, a brand I'm very fond of. D&L Airgun (BC) sells them.
 
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