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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:33:11 AM EDT
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I have an idea to make a scout mount from a long piece of picatinny rail. It will attach to the receiver with existing screw holes like a standard one-piece scope base, however it will extend forward to allow a scout or eer scope to be used. Does anyone see any issues with this "forward cantilever" type setup?
Is there already a product like this on the market? Thanks! |
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I have an idea to make a scout mount from a long piece of picatinny rail. It will attach to the receiver with existing screw holes like a standard one-piece scope base, however it will extend forward to allow a scout or eer scope to be used. Does anyone see any issues with this "forward cantilever" type setup? Is there already a product like this on the market? Thanks! The portion that lies over the barrel--not just the receiver-- is going to need to be about 6" long, or so for mounting most scopes. You will need to find some sort of way to positively anchor the very end of the scope, both vertically and horizontally in such a way that the rail itself in still kept absolutely straight. If the barrel is not tapered at the point directly under the end of the rail, perhaps a custom-made barrel band could be fitted and secured to the barrel, and then the top post of which could be filed down to suit the base, which would be screwed to the internally threaded post/band unit. The band could be epoxied in place, of if it's an interference fit, secured from rotating by a pointed set-screw on the band's bottom. A tapered barrel in this area would introduce complications, perhaps requiring turning the barrel so as to make it straight/un-tapered in the area where the band would be secured. A WECSOG way of doing this would be to install a female, threaded collar on the screw which would protrude below the rail, the longer the collar/screw, the better, but not touching the barrel, either. Mold some plumber's epoxy putty around the downwards-protruding screw/collar assembly, and completely around the circumference of the barrel at that point. Take careful measurements to ensure you are not bending the rail upwards, and check before the epoxy sets up. It is easy to file/sand the cured epoxy after it cures, which is pretty quick, maybe too quick. Slow-curing epoxy putty would be MUCH preferable, and might be essential to do it this way. You'll have to inlet the stock to accommodate the band, though, and I don't know if it will stand up under recoil. I'd just get a Scout mount from XS Sights, and call it a day. YMMV. |
| In order not to bend my Mosin's bolt handle, I had my gunsmith drill & tap my Remington so that I could reverse the mount & place it forward of the action. I then ordered a pistol scope from Optics Planet, but the eye relief I'd set up was just that little bit too far for the pistol scope. A proper scout scope w/ more eye relief was far more than a bent bolt handle. Optics Planet took the scope back no issues, kudos to them. |
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Who knows ? You didn't say what is the host Remington 700 would be the host. Picture a one-piece picatinny scope base that bolts down on both receiver mounting points (like a standard base), but extends forward far enough to use an EER or Scout scope. It will extend over the barrel like a diving board, so there's no need to compensate for barrel contour or add a mounting point on the barrel. |
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Use a piece of steel Picatinny stock and keep the cross section as deep as possible when machining the contour into the mating surface. Carry the contour full length, there's almost no benefit from maintaining the full cross section through the cantilever portion, the reduced section for mating dominates.
Your idea will work fine as long as you can get enough eye relief for the forward scope. |
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