Good way to scope a Winchester 1895?

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Is there any good way to mount optics on a Winchester 1895 without using a scout configuration? I have seen a few side mounts, and a few cantilever mounts, on other lever guns, but never on a "new production" 1895 (from the 90's chambered in .30-06 if that makes any difference). I am not sure if this is like the newer '94s where the brass is ejected at an angle or straight up like the older Winchesters, but I very much like the idea of a box magazine fed lever gun chambered in spitzer cartridges, but would need a scope due to eyesight limitations. :)
 
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How do you mount a scope on an 1895? YOU DON'T

Pleasa please buy a browning BLR before you defile an 1895 with optics. If you mount a scope on a 95 wichester folks at the range WILL make fun of you behind your back
 
Pleasa please buy a browning BLR before you defile an 1895 with optics. If you mount a scope on a 95 wichester folks at the range WILL make fun of you behind your back
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As much as I like Brownings I do not like the BLR, and frankly don't care what others might think, as long as I can see to hit what I am aiming at. :D I will say that I would rather not have to drill and tap holes for the mounts, so that may be of some comfort.
 
I think that last is an impossible dream. Willams makes a side mount for the type, but it calls for drilling and tapping the action. There is not much else to hold a scope solidly enough to aim the gun with and withstand recoil.

You MIGHT could install the Leatherwood imported Communist Chinese copy of the old Malcolm scope with a front base in the barrel sight dovetail and the rear on the receiver sight holes, if they bother to drill and tap for those any more.

Could you be interested in a Savage 99?
 
Could you be interested in a Savage 99?
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Unfortunately no, they are much easier to find and scope (as is the BLR), but there is something that I like about the 1895. I would also like to attach a scope with a larger objective than the Malcomb, something in the 20-36mm range for better light gathering. I want to use the rifle for moderate range deer hunting, so I would like to keep the rifle simple but rugged. In my impossible dream I was thinking a Gloss Leupold VX-III 2.5-8x36mm would fit the bill and look pretty decent sitting atop that particular rifle. Thanks for the commentary and advice. :)
 
I have a Winchester 1895 "new production" in .30-06 and I wound up with Williams receiver sights on the rear, and a dovetail filler in the original rear sight location. The front sight wasn't the right height, so I have a Williams shorty ramp and a bead front sight instead of the factory original.

I find this works well even with my aging eyes. (Not a whole lot different than shooting iron sights on a Garand... :) )

The receiver sight mounted in factory holes...no drilling necessary.
 
Thanks for the information dmazur, the William's sight is what I may end up going with (should I pick up the rifle), but that really limits the range with my near-sighted vision...but at least I could shoot it and expect to hit something.

On a different but related note, I wonder how difficult it would be to [have my local smith] machine a side mount that would match up with the factory screws (which would have to be replaced with longer ones). Does the brass kick straight up or to the side on the new models?

:)
 
Thanks for the somber (but needed) information, rc...that pretty much kills my idea. I may end up getting one in the future (I really like the design), but will put it on the backburner for now as it will not be an ideal medium range deer rifle without an optic...at least for me. :)
 
Never thought about loading the rifle...umm...a pretty important detail. Thanks again rc. :)
 
all i did was modify a winchester 94 mount, a hodgekins iron sighter, and blam got myself a scoped 95 :D
 
I appreciate the ideas guys, but I have simply accepted the fact that the rifle wasn't made to scope, and decided to put on a Lyman model 21 instead.

:)
 
Aww... I was sort of hoping you'd spring on the idea of a Galil scoped Model 1895. But still, it's your money, and as long as you have made the right decision for yourself that is all that matters.
 
Well mines not an idea I did it mine scoped and zeroed and shooting if you still crave it I'll email you my description on how to do it. Not a dream but reality
 
Mmm, maple syrup!

Cole, I appreciate the offer, but I think the Lyman's 21 is the best choice for me.

:)
 
Oh, nice thanks. Like the original. What model do you have again? Will you have to drill/tap the side of the reciever or are there already holes? The other model Lyman fits in the already drilled newer model carbine.
 
I have the rifle length .30-06Spd. Miroku/Browning (same as modern Winchester sans safety/rebound hammer). It comes pre-drilled/tapped, but requires redrilling/tapping for the original screw size (the modern versions use a slightly smaller metric screw). I have it outfitted with a Williams receiver sight right now, but I'm not a big fan of it as it sits a bit too high for a 100yd. zero (front sight is not adjustable or in a dovetail). I am also considering having the action color case hardened and swapping the bbl, but I haven't 100% decided on those modifications yet. Here's a photo of the way it looks now:

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:)
 
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