Mike Oxbig
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- Scarborough Ontario
Wow! I hope your scope can offset that far.
Can anyone be in touch with Misty Gun Works in Alberta?
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There are ways to fix it, and the best ways all involve doing some serious work to the receiver to remedy the hole locations.
However, if you want to hunt with this gun pronto, your best bet may be to buy a clean weaver rail, without any mounting holes drilled in it, and get the front mounting hole drilled in the offset location. That way it'll at least sit parallel to the bore.
Conversely, if you're really desperate, just figure out a way of moving your weaver rail in such a manner that you can drill the new offset mounting holes in it by either shuffling it forward or backward, or flipping it around.
It's not a pretty option if you're a perfectionist, but it'll work.
However, if you want to hunt with this gun pronto, your best bet may be to buy a clean weaver rail, without any mounting holes drilled in it, and get the front mounting hole drilled in the offset location. That way it'll at least sit parallel to the bore.
Conversely, if you're really desperate, just figure out a way of moving your weaver rail in such a manner that you can drill the new offset mounting holes in it by either shuffling it forward or backward, or flipping it around.
It's not a pretty option if you're a perfectionist, but it'll work.
dfritter,
Those are some good tips. I've been in touch with and sent pics to Dean from Tactical Gunsmithing in Edmonton, he's swamped right now (of course, hunting season!), and I'll be trying to arrange a meet with him next week.
I have another thread on here asking about drop in sites, which is another option and to be honest was what I thought I was getting, and there seems to be some debate over the quality/zero retention of the ATI .303 mount sold by Frontier, Trade Ex and Marstar, and the B-square as I'm reading its a similar design. From what I'm reading the S&K is superior, and someone recommended the Armalon out of the UK, but I'm hesitant dropping $160 plus shipping for that.
Any other tips?
Those are some good tips. I've been in touch with and sent pics to Dean from Tactical Gunsmithing in Edmonton, he's swamped right now (of course, hunting season!), and I'll be trying to arrange a meet with him next week.
I have another thread on here asking about drop in sites, which is another option and to be honest was what I thought I was getting, and there seems to be some debate over the quality/zero retention of the ATI .303 mount sold by Frontier, Trade Ex and Marstar, and the B-square as I'm reading its a similar design. From what I'm reading the S&K is superior, and someone recommended the Armalon out of the UK, but I'm hesitant dropping $160 plus shipping for that.
Any other tips?
If the hole was not drilled and tapped 'crooked' as shown in your picture, the fact that the threads are real thin on the rear side don't really matter. The screw would grip well... but the Weaver base has a hole off to the side that should have been used where the metal is larger to support a better tapped hole. Rarely the underside of the base 'fits' any round part of the receiver... these rifles were not made for a scope and the dimensions vary greatly.
It is also quite possible that this may have worked when the screws were tightened down. With rings installed and a 36 inch 1" tube in the rings, you would be able to see if it lined up with the muzzle... or mounted a scope and tried it...
It is also quite possible that this may have worked when the screws were tightened down. With rings installed and a 36 inch 1" tube in the rings, you would be able to see if it lined up with the muzzle... or mounted a scope and tried it...
After seeing that rear hole, I wondered the exact same thing. I have a pretty bad taste in my mouth after this whole thing, and I'm posting this for the good of all.
There was no freakin' way, that mount was going to work the way it was installed. I lined up a long straight edge with the right edge of the mount, and it was pretty clear the way it lay and crossed the bore, it was completely off.
