Tom in Pittsburgh
09-19-2013, 08:17 PM
I have a nice old Martini .22 target rifle that I want to use for squirrel this fall. I tried it last year with its iron sights, but they didn't do the trick for me. This one is fitted with mounts for a vintage Fecker target scope, but that didn't work well for me, either. Field of vision too small -- made it too hard to pick up anything in the woods through the scope.
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I want to mount a "modern" scope on it, but I don't want to put any more holes in the barrel. The Fecker scope is a long one, and the mounts are ~14-1/2" apart (you can see the mounts on the barrel in the image above). I thought maybe I could get a piece of Weaver mount that would fit all the way across both existing mounts, but the ones Brownell's has in their catalog are only 10" long -- plus, I'm not sure the contours will work with my barrel -- which is about 1" diameter at the receiver end and 7/8" where the front mount is drilled.
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If all else fails, I can always get a replacement barrel and have the scope mounted to it.
Anyway, I thought someone out there might have some thoughts on a solution.
Thanks in advance,
Tom
82236
I want to mount a "modern" scope on it, but I don't want to put any more holes in the barrel. The Fecker scope is a long one, and the mounts are ~14-1/2" apart (you can see the mounts on the barrel in the image above). I thought maybe I could get a piece of Weaver mount that would fit all the way across both existing mounts, but the ones Brownell's has in their catalog are only 10" long -- plus, I'm not sure the contours will work with my barrel -- which is about 1" diameter at the receiver end and 7/8" where the front mount is drilled.
82237
If all else fails, I can always get a replacement barrel and have the scope mounted to it.
Anyway, I thought someone out there might have some thoughts on a solution.
Thanks in advance,
Tom