A good friend of mine, he's a young 83, has his fathers pre WWII Remington 511 rifle. Several years ago, probably after he got back from Korea, he drilled and tapped it for a side mount scope. In the years since then, the mount and scope have disappeared and now he would like to re-mount a scope on it.
I've done some searching on Weaver's site, since that was the side mount used initially, and the only thing I'm finding is a #48402, detachable side mount, and a #49340, 1" long high bracket & rings. He doesn't feel that either of these are correct. On top of that, in order for this rifle to appear period correct, a 3/4" scope tube would be needed. Weaver doesn't make 3/4" rings.
I guess what I'm looking for, or asking, are alternatives, suggestions. Could it be that the original base part# was supersceded? This could wind up being something else to look for at the area shows, but it would help to know exactly what I'm looking for.
Thanks