DUMB ............. did someone say DUMB? Let's quit being "PC" and quit worrying about being offended and consider the content rather than the intent.
The receiver does NOT need to be annealed to be drill and tapped. NOR SHOULD EVER BE ANNEALED ON ANY SPOT AT ANY TIME!!!!! The trick is to use the premium and costly drill bits for that type of metal drilling and to use the proper drill speed. The taps the same thing. Get the good stuff and when cutting the threads being very patient.
Weaver 2 piece scope mounts are terrible. They're poor quality. Made of aluminium and they make the rifle look stupid
The current Redfield single piece are made of steel and the single piece lends rigidity to the receiver. Both lead to more accuracy potenial.
If you don't need to turn the bolt handle down then the scope is WAAAAAAAY too high
The scope needs to be as close to the rifle centerline as possible for easy of use and accuracy.
When these rifles are basically blueprinted and completely gone through they have tremendous long range and accuracy potential.
Here's a few pics of my most recent project I just completed.
And yes it was bubba'ed before I got it. I rescued it from the pawn shop. It looked like Goober's deer rifle
But the barrel and receiver were like new except they had been drilled and tapped for not only Weaver mounts but also Lyman type rear peep sights. I pitched the junk Weaver mounts and installed the Redfield one piece. It's a Smith Corona. I said, self I could make this into a 1903A3 hybrid sniper rifle. You know, a little marriage between something old and something new.
I think it came out pretty well and it's a beast. It was with relative consistancy hitting gallon size water jugs at approx. 800 yrds.
168 gr. Sierra MK, 56 gr. Reloder 19.
Wuddahya think