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Posted: 7/9/2006 4:43:23 AM EDT
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Thinking about putting a PU scope with a repro mount on a M-44 I just picked up. Is the gunsmithing required basic or do I need to send it off? I understand the mounts need to be drilled and tapped and the stock has to be inlet a little for the mount. Is this something I can do with basic shop tools? The one quote I got was for $185 all parts supplied by me, includes doing the bent bolt. Is this high? Or does anyone else know a gunsmith that would do the work for a better price? I really like the shorter barrell on the M-44 and prefer a scope over irons, I have seen the no gunsmith mount that uses a LER scope but would really prefer to use the PU just for the looks. Any ideas appreciated. |
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This might be better off in the Curios & Relics forum. $185 for the mount, scope & bent bolt? That's a good price for all the parts. The only thing I'd be concerned about is that you have to drill one of the holes at a 45 degree angle, which seems like it would be rather difficult. |
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Williams sells a scope mount for the Mosin Nagant. It officially requires inletting of the wood. However, if you have an octagonal receiver, you can mount it "backwards" and not need to do any inletting. The mount (it says "71" on mine) has a curved portion. That portion is a precise match for the curved part of the receiver atop the back of the chamber area. I told my gunsmith I wanted it mounted that way, rather than inletting the wood and mounting it on the side. He thought I was nuts, and that it obviously would not work, but, I was insistant, and he did it -- and it works perfectly. You will have a "side mount" (scope is to the upper-left of the bore line), but if you've ever used a scope on an old model Winchester 94, you are already accustomed to this. All it requires to attach this type mount to the rifle is to drill and tap three holes on the flat part of the top of the receiver. If you have a good drill press, very good drills and taps, to cut through the hardened steel, then you shouldn't need to take it to a smith. I don't have that kind of equipment, so I paid the smith to do it for me. The more I look at that mount, the more I think that's the way it was designed to attach to the receiver. It's such a perfect fit! PS: There's no need for a bent bolt either, since the straight-handled bolt clears the upper-left mounted scope. |
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