Dovetail to mini picatinny rail adapter

I’d expect there’s something out there, or at LEAST an RDS Mount like the JPoint base which will fit the dovetail.

If not, it’s not a significant challenge to make something, but it likely won’t work well on a high recoiling firearm.

What dovetail?

You're going to have issues with the barrel getting hot and expanding faster than your insert. It will get loose pretty quickly.

desidog said:

You're going to have issues with the barrel getting hot and expanding faster than your insert. It will get loose pretty quickly.

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Doesn’t happen. Millions on millions of dovetailed sights are running around all over the world.

On a lever action I would go for something like this.



The dot is still going to be higher than the irons were but not as high as adding a mount, then something on top of that.

jmorris said:

On a lever action I would go for something like this.

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The dot is still going to be higher than the irons were but not as high as adding a mount, then something on top of that.

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Who makes this one?

XS sights makes a picatinny rail for Marlins that mounts using the screw holes in the receiver and the dove tail. It comes standard on the 1895SBL, and I installed one on my 1895 GBL.

https://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=82

I have no affiliation and no idea of the quality of this, just googling

Varminterror said:

Who makes this one?

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https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/gun/fastfire-barrel-mount-model-1892-1894/

earlthegoat2 said:

Specifically I am looking for this for non supported platforms of the XS Leverail. Such as a Rossi 92.

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So sorry for wasting everyone's time. You didn't state that in the OP and you mentioned Marlin in post 5.

Ordered.

Specifically I am looking for this for non supported platforms...

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I tried. Not all dovetails are the same (why I asked what dovetail) but as long as the one you want to use isn’t larger than one you can acquire a mount for, it’s not hard to change an existing dove tail at all.

I use a triangle files that I have made one side “safe” or completely smooth. In doing so I also set the angle of the cutting side to match the angle I want. As long as your not in mass production it works just fine. Cheaper than a dovetail cutter and you can even have a taper so it gets tighter as it gets to the center.



I also use it for the dovetail for the barrel locks that hold the forends in place on the contender barrels I make. I imagine the insert on the linked mount is similar. The radius that fits the barrel prevents it from moving side to side once installed.