Mounting Scope On An Older Parker Hale

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Hi all. I have an opportunity to pick up an old rifle in 303 British. The only thing is I cannot see a way to mount a scope on this thing. The only thing I have is that it is a Parker Hale, No.4 Mk1. This is all that is stamped on the rifle. So, is there some sort of mount for a scope for this rifle. It does not appear to me to be drilled and tapped for bases as the receiver has the top milled out all along the top. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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you will have to use a side mount. Parker Hale made a mount for this "BA29" - receiver side wall needs to be drilled and tapped. Ron
 
Oh, ok. Thank you. Now to try and find that mount and a price to drill and tap the rifle if I get it. Gotta weigh out my options as I can buy a NIB rifle with scope around the $500 mark.
 
Wow. A little Google search came up empty with no pictures. This must be as easy to find as hens teeth!
 
If I may ask. I believe the one I can get has the same holes in the receiver as this one pictured. I got the picture online.
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I should add the holes in question are the one at the very front of the receiver and the one near the middle. I believe the one at the rear is for the safety.
 
The front hole is for gas release in the event of a ruptured case. The second hole is the hole for the ejector screw. Anything Parker Hale is getting hard to find and pricey. I would shoot it as is assuming it has iron sights.



Darryl
 
Too bad the rear sight block is gone one the one your looking at, if it was still there you could put an Addley Precision No.4 mk1 no smith mount on it. I have one on my 43 Longbranch, it works great and is rock solid. Two screws attach it, one through the ejector screw hole and the other through the rear sight mounting hole.

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Butcherbill said:
Too bad the rear sight block is gone one the one your looking at, if it was still there you could put an Addley Precision No.4 mk1 no smith mount on it. I have one on my 43 Longbranch, it works great and is rock solid. Two screws attach it, one through the ejector screw hole and the other through the rear sight mounting hole.

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Hi there. I will try and get a better picture tomorrow, but if it means anything, the rear sight is on the rifle. I will go search this one out right away. Thank you, as this rifle is in the family and would like to hunt with it next year if I can mount a scope.
 
A side mount can be readily made from a piece of angle stock, either steel or aluminum.
Screwed to the side of the receiver, it extends up and over. The top flat is drilled and tapped for a standard base, one for a Marlin 336 will work - its flat on the bottom.
 
neos said:
Hi there. I will try and get a better picture tomorrow, but if it means anything, the rear sight is on the rifle. I will go search this one out right away. Thank you, as this rifle is in the family and would like to hunt with it next year if I can mount a scope.
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Better pictures would be great, from the pic in your first post it looks like the rear sight block at the back of the reciever has been cut off. There would normally be either a L shaped peep sight that flipped letting you use a 300yd or 600yd peep aperture or a flip up micrometer style ladder sight. I can post more detailed and closer pics of my mount and how it bolts on to the no.4 reciever.

Is the rear sight on the reciever or the barrel? On a no.4 it would be directly above the safety, at the back end of the reciever.
 
The No. 4 rifle in post #1 has had the top of the receiver cut down.
A side mount is the only practical solution for mounting a conventional scope.
Many PH sported rifles were drilled and tapped for PH bases. If this one is, there will be a row of extra holes on the left sidewall of the receiver. If not, a suitable base will need to be obtained, and the receiver appropriately drilled and tapped.
 
As per request. Here are a couple more pictures I got of the rifle. Whole view, and a left side view of the receiver area. Hope this helps. As well, ther stamping on the left side is as follows:
No 4 MK I
LO____/ANCH
1942

Thank you all so far for the help and advice.

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What I suspected, the rear of the reciever has been milled off. The Addley mount wouldn't attach as intended without the original rear sight mounting holes. You would have to drill and tap another hole or two to solidly attach it, or drill and tap for a different side mount. Nice looking rifle though, I like the Enfield sporters. They're very much a part of Canadian firearms and hunting history, I like them a lot.
 
It is looking more like leaving it alone if I decide to get it. With pricing out the scope, rings, mount and work involved from a gunsmith, I can probably buy a new package rifle and scope combo for not much more. Thank you. If I do get it, it would be a range gun.
 
Ok. Just to seal this up. I thank you for all your help, and time. If I get this, I will just end up keeping it as it is. As the current owner is a close family member, they did not like the idea of it being modified to wear some glass. Just going to hope for the best when shooting with open sights. I will just have to keep my shots to around 100 yards.
 
Nothing wrong with irons, you should easily be able to hit the 100 yard mark if it's a good shooting rifle and you do your part. Once you get some time behind it stretch it out and see how it does further out.
 
tiriaq said:
A side mount can be readily made from a piece of angle stock, either steel or aluminum.
Screwed to the side of the receiver, it extends up and over. The top flat is drilled and tapped for a standard base, one for a Marlin 336 will work - its flat on the bottom.
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Listen to this advice right here. Any gunsmith who has been around a while has probably done a few of these. I don't believe it to be as expensive as you would think. I also don't believe any package rifle you may buy will offer you as much value as this one would if the price is right.
 
My advice is to use that old pos the way it was intended with iron sights and the stock that is way too low for a scope anyway... buy a modern rifle designed for scope use if you want to shoot using a scope.
 
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