Hi all. I'd like to mount a scope on a much-beloved Remington 550-1 semi-auto .22 in order to take it squirrel hunting this fall. The dovetail grooves on the receiver are quite shallow, and even having found the correct mounting rings, the scope won't sit still. I get it on and sighted in, but by the end of a range session, even the very modest recoil of the .22 causes the rings to slide in the dovetail grooves right up to the front of the receiver. I'm afraid of cranking down on the rings too much and either wrecking the rings, or worse, damaging the receiver.
Is it possible to have a gunsmith make some sort of very modest modification, such as tap the receiver for a set screw that will prevent the rings from sliding, so that I do not have to ration my shots before another adjustment and sight-in is required?
Is it possible to have a gunsmith make some sort of very modest modification, such as tap the receiver for a set screw that will prevent the rings from sliding, so that I do not have to ration my shots before another adjustment and sight-in is required?