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- Thread starter jonh172
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The set up you have was a common way to mount a scope and a good way. the zero return is very good.
However, it is an individual mount system, usually to each rifle, on a make it fit basis (vs the Weaver rail system etc that many scopes can be used).
You see that the scope has the "rings" soldered onto the scope body. That makes it hard to fit that scope to another rifle - it may fit another mauser 98, but the soldered on bases would need to be the same height etc.
A scope like that (without the soldered on pieces) is worth about 150-200$ in good shape. They were / are good scopes, but not the best in the world.
The bases have some value, but as they must be fitted by someone who takes the time and knows what he is doing, the parts are worth 20-50$ but the labour is worth $200-400 to fit such bases.
To sell the bases and scope on the market (they need to go together) would get you maybe $250 in total, but in my view they belong to that rifle and should stay there.
However, it is an individual mount system, usually to each rifle, on a make it fit basis (vs the Weaver rail system etc that many scopes can be used).
You see that the scope has the "rings" soldered onto the scope body. That makes it hard to fit that scope to another rifle - it may fit another mauser 98, but the soldered on bases would need to be the same height etc.
A scope like that (without the soldered on pieces) is worth about 150-200$ in good shape. They were / are good scopes, but not the best in the world.
The bases have some value, but as they must be fitted by someone who takes the time and knows what he is doing, the parts are worth 20-50$ but the labour is worth $200-400 to fit such bases.
To sell the bases and scope on the market (they need to go together) would get you maybe $250 in total, but in my view they belong to that rifle and should stay there.
Claw mounts (or rather the installation and fitting of a claw mounting system) certainly aren't cheap these days. If I'm not mistaken, having Ralf Martini add claw mounts to one of his custom rifles increases the cost by about $2,000. Now, of course, we're talking about a Ralph Martini rifle
I've only got one claw mount setup (on a Merkel double rifle), and the more I use it, the more I appreciate its elegance, reliability, and just overall slick operation. If they were only more affordable, I don't think I'd use anything else on a large bore dangerous game rifle, or any other hunting rifle I expected to switch back and forth between optics and irons.
