Hello recently purchased an SVT 40. I was wondering if anybody knows of anyone who is making a scope mount for this rifle that doesn't require the "sniper notch" on top of the reciever as mine doesn't have one. I have the two rails/slots on either sides of the reciever but no notch. This means I can't use the original scope mount right?? Your help in incresing the enjoyment of my shooting and the lightening of my wallet is greatly appreciated.
SVT 40 scope mount
- Thread starter CHeMO80
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In fact you could put a repro sniper mount, you could drill and tap a hole each sides of the mount to secure it to the rifle with set screws. I read about guys doing that because they didnt want to alter the rifle itself but ofc using a repro mount mean using a repro scope aswell but its doable,not really at low cost.....
Jocelyn
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Hi Thnx for the info svt1940. Whether the mount is a reproduction or historically accurate doesn't really matter to me. I would just like to add some cheap "modern" optics to the rifle once i get comfortable with the iron sights. I once saw a mount that fit in to the dovetails on the back of the reciever but had a picatinny rail on top. This would be what I am looking for. Has anyone else seen this mount anywhere or was i just dreaming?
Krzieg your links don't work.... and you couldn't hit the broadside of a red barn if you were standing next to it
JK
A repo scope mount will only fit a sniper model SVT "with grooves and notch" if there are grooves but no notch, then no repo mount will fit
With a file, it's very easy to made a notch to accomodate a repro scope mount.
No problem at all.
Yes the mount you talking about was made in Canada but not available anymore.Hi Thnx for the info svt1940. Whether the mount is a reproduction or historically accurate doesn't really matter to me. I would just like to add some cheap "modern" optics to the rifle once i get comfortable with the iron sights. I once saw a mount that fit in to the dovetails on the back of the reciever but had a picatinny rail on top. This would be what I am looking for. Has anyone else seen this mount anywhere or was i just dreaming?
Krzieg your links don't work.... and you couldn't hit the broadside of a red barn if you were standing next to it
Jocelyn
Repro mount will fit, drilling and tapping a hole on each side then using set screws to lock the mount in place. Somes on gunboard forum have done this way, ofc making a notch is not that hard but personally i wouldnt make it on a standard SVT, i prefer buying a ex-sniper with the notch.A repo scope mount will only fit a sniper model SVT "with grooves and notch" if there are grooves but no notch, then no repo mount will fit
Jocelyn
From russian guns.ru web site:
They assured that all measurements were taken from original sniper SVTs.
Great, thanks! I thought only the two rails on either side of the dust cover was all that's to it, guess I was wrong lol
The mounts slop back and forth in those notches. There is a reason why the Russians gave up on the SVT40 as a sniper rifle.
They are at their best as an iron sight rifle. They are actually a pretty nice rifle.
I tried about 4 different mounts and wasn't happy with any of them.
There's no way to clean the rifle without removing the mount and they are not very secure, at all.
