pondering a odd scope mounting problem

[VVelox]

It is impossible to mount a traditional scope on a FR8 given it's design with bubbaing it in a most terrible fashion.

That problem got me thinking of non-traditional methods for mounting a scope. Basically I have to put a rail on the side. The problem is there is not enough metal on it with out drilling through the serial number the receiver to get this to work.

That then leaves with screwing a rail to side into the wood. For this I was thinking of using a short picatinny rail and a 90 degree adapter mount. The problem with this is how to make sure I get the rail properly aligned. The other problem is if it is ever so vaguely tilted in any direction, will it allow me to estimate impact for a range that I don't have the scope zeroed to.

Any thoughts on this?

 

[rcmodel]

Do not even think about mounting it to the stock.

It won't hold zero long enough to get back home with it after you sight it in.

I am not aware of anyone making a scope mount for the FR8.
It is just a 98 Mauser though, so a 98 Mauser base would fit it.
But that would involve grinding the rear sight off first.

The only other good option would be a Scout Scope mounted further forward on the barrel.

See photo in this thread:
http://mscg.yuku.com/topic/5439

rc

 

[VVelox]

Yeah, some what similar in regards to the problem of the SKS receiver mounts. Now that I get thinking of that, I do have another idea on how to make it work.

Attach the rail to a plate. This plate plate has a set of screws that then contact the receiver, keeping tension against it and keeping it at an equal distance.

But yeah, in regards to a scout scope setup, that is my backup plane if I can't come up with a good idea for this.

 

[MachIVshooter]

If it were mine, and I didn't want to grind off the rear sight, I'd drill & tap the front of the receiver for a weaver mount, then get creative with a way to attach a weaver base or ring to the rear sight.

What kind of skills do you have? I have a vertical mill and countless other metalworking tools, so I would find this project to be a challenge of probably 2-4 hours of measuring and searching online for bases and rings, followed by about an hour of actual metal working to make it happen.

I couldn't find a suitable adapter to do my dual optic the way I wanted; everything commercially available put the RDS way too high. So I got a piece of uncut picatinny, carefully milled it for an exact fit, then attached it to the top ring half with three #3 machine screws:



It looks like it's touching, but that's camera angle; there's 0.010" clearance from the bell.

Gotta think a little outside the box sometimes.