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another scope mount

W92fanW92fan Member Posts: 92 ✭
edited August 2016 in Ask the Experts
Does anyone make scope mounts that install into the cross-barrel dovetail normally used for metallic sights, in order to avoid having to drill & tap the barrel ?
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    yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 21,140 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    XS might?
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    AmbroseAmbrose Member Posts: 3,164 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That used to be a common way to mount a scope. An outfit called "Stith" (and others) made mounts that used that dovetail and the receiver sight screw holes on Winchester 70's, Savage 99's, etc. I doubt if any company makes them now but old ones are still around. Check the auction side and elsewear.
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    kidthatsirishkidthatsirish Member Posts: 6,985 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Maybe S&K
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    dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,162 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by W92fan
    Does anyone make scope mounts that install into the cross-barrel dovetail normally used for metallic sights, in order to avoid having to drill & tap the barrel ?


    Do you have a specific rifle in mind?

    Companies like S & K offer hardware which use the attributes of a rifle to make a "no gunsmith" mount. Some are not particularly stable, such as the various "set screw" types for the Enfield and some are well designed and executed.
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