Remington/Enfield 1917 scope mount question

[TargetTerror]

I've got a sporterized Remington 1917 (which I understand is a US 1917 Enfield made by Remington). It came with a nice monte carlo style stock, which I had a limbsaver recoil pad installed on. The rear sight was completely removed, and it was fitted with a Lyman commercial style peep sight.

I'd like to put a scope mount on this rifle and use it for deer hunting. I'm particularly interested in the S&K Insta Mounts, as they requiring no additional gunsmithing, and I could easily switch back and forth between the scope and the peep sight.

I'm a little confused about how the Insta Mount installs on the 1917, and about the original rear sight assembly itself. Were the ears literally part of the receiver, or did they attach in some fashion? There are no ears at all on my rifle. The right side of the receiver looks unblemished, and there are some tooling marks/scuffs on the left side around the bolt release. Also, there is 1 tapped hole on the top of the receiver where the rear sight was, and 2 tapped holes on the right side where the Lyman side screws in. Are all of the those holes original, or were the 2 on the side drilled/tapped for this sight specifically?

Will the Insta Mount fit without the ears being present?

 

[mickeydim468]

Got Pictures?

I have a M1917 made by Remington in 1918. There should be a flat area above the bolt where there is a screw hole going down toward the bolt, but there needs to be at least part of the ears left with a hole towards the back that the S&K mount bolts through. If you can get a pic up on here I can tell you for sure if it will work. You see I just put the S&K mount on mine. It is a great mount but you have to have that horizontal hole as well as the vertical tapped hole to be able to mount it.

I hope this helps.

Mikey!

 

[shinz]

The single hole on the flat area secures the tension spring that holds the rear sight in its up or down position, the rear sight pivots on a shaft that passes thru holes in the top of the ears. It sounds as though the ears on your rifle have been removed so the no tap options might be lost to you. Not sure what is left for you, maybe a bridge mount where the rear of the mount can be ground to match the existing shape of the rear bridge. I had a Rem P14 that had been so treated . Ugly but it worked OK, the rear saddle, of a Redfield bridge mount copy, that mounted onto something like a mauser or whatever had been ground off, the remaining tongue had been narrowed & angled to fit the angle at the front of the rear bridge, I think M17s are pretty much identical in this area.
Steve

 

[Reid73]

Were the ears literally part of the receiver

Yes.