Lyman 57 SME on a Turkish Mauser

[mauser_chet]

Hello folks,

I have a few old Turkish Mausers and recently made a nice short brush gun out of one of them. I found a good price on a Lyman 57 SME Receiver sight. Upon recieving it I couldn't for the life of me understand how it would mount to the left side of the 98 reciever without a modified bolt stop and ejector. Is it possible to mount it from the left or do I need to buy some sort of modified bolt stop?

Thanks for any and all help that you can provide,

Chet

[Rimfire]

The 57sme should mount on the receiver just ahead of the bolt handle.

[waksupi]

Welcome aboard.
Reciever sights on Mausers, mount on the right side. Never seen a left mount, I don't believe. This may be why you got a good price? It is probably for a Remington, or some other lesser rifle, rather than King Mauser.

[Larry Gibson]

As mentioned; if it is truely a 57SME then it mounts on the right side of the reciver.

Larry Gibson

[Kraschenbirn]

This may be one of those "dumb" questions but are you absolutely certain that what you've got is a current model Lyman 57? Back before Lyman changed to the ident system they're using now, the Mauser models were simpley "57M" or "48M" (I just finished mounting a 48M on a pre-war VZ24) but, as I recall, the "SMEs" were for Lee-Endfields...and those DID mount on the left side of the receiver.

Bill

[Mel-4857]

I have 96 Swede and a williams sight and it mounts on the right side in front of the bolt handle Mel

[MT Gianni]

This may be one of those "dumb" questions but are you absolutely certain that what you've got is a current model Lyman 57? Back before Lyman changed to the ident system they're using now, the Mauser models were simpley "57M" or "48M" (I just finished mounting a 48M on a pre-war VZ24) but, as I recall, the "SMEs" were for Lee-Endfields...and those DID mount on the left side of the receiver.

Bill

I think SME stands for Springfield, Mauser, Enfield. Gianni

[Ben]

This Lyman 48 is mounted on one of my 98' Mauser sporter rifles, your Lyman 57 SME should mount in the same manner.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/Stalker%20280%20Remington/156_5633.jpg

Here is another photo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/Stalker%20280%20Remington/Sept12019.jpg

[racepres]

I think SME stands for Springfield, Mauser, Enfield. Gianni
I would think that would be SMEG !!!![smilie=l:
Sorry... caint hep it! MV

[GrizzLeeBear]

Actually it should be 57 SMELHR cause I used to have one on my Left Handed Remington (mounts on the right side, just like a Mauser), but I guess they didn't want people to think that they stink (get it ?, S-M-E-L-H-R). LOL
They are a good sight.

[joatmon]

Dang Ben! Do you have Any rifles that don't have BEAUTIFUL wood on them? WOW

[Ben]

I really make an effort to put nice wood on my rifles.

Thanks,
Ben

[MT Gianni]

I would think that would be SMEG !!!![smilie=l:
Sorry... caint hep it! MV

The Gianni rifle proved to be less popular and useful than the asperly aimless. Gianni