With my failing eyesight I would like to have at least one of my rifles scoped for my elder years so I have contacted Leatherwood Hi-Lux about their scope. They say it fits only angle ejects. HUH? They did say I could side mount the scope and drill the receiver. Not on my rifle! lol
Didn't they have scope on lever-actions years ago?
Email from Leatherwood. Very nice people by the way.
http://www.leatherwoodoptics.com/index-malcolm.htmlThe problem with trying to mount the long Malcolm scope on an 1886 Winchester is the top ejection. There is no feasible way to off set the scope to the left to allow the empty cartridge case to clear.
If you are looking to put a period correct scope on this rifle, take a look at the shorter Malcolm model. We have developed a mount for solid receiver, top ejection Winchester models such as the Model 1992 and Model 1994. The front mount utilizes the rear sight dovetail to off-set the scope slightly to the left, which also requires attachment of a rear base that will allow the scope to be off-set just enough to allow the empty case to clear. I feel
this mount could be made to work on the 1886...but would require driling and tapping of the receiver to attach the rear mount.
Let me know if you are willing to have this done. And, truthfully, the shorter Malcolm is a late 1880s design, and is more appropriate on your rifle than the the 1870s style long Malcolm. The shorter scope now comes in either 3x or 6x magnification.