Cap'n Morgan
09-17-2010, 12:32 PM
For some time now I have been wanting to put a scope on my Uberti High wall. I already bought an 18" Malcolm scope of the right "vintage look", but while the scope is fine, the mounts leaves much to be desired - especially the front mount which can best be described as a piece of junk. Thinking I could do better I came up with a design using a spherical fastening ring - an idea I gladly admit I stole from SAKO's excellent mounts. http://www.sako.fi/optilockproducts.php?ringmounts
This ring allows the scope to rotate freely in all directions up to about five degrees from the centerline. Once the scope is sighted in, tightening the screws will lock it securely in place.
http://www.pictureshack.us/images/1285Malcolm-1.JPG (http://www.pictureshack.us/)
http://www.pictureshack.us/images/4460Malcolm-2.JPG (http://www.pictureshack.us/)
http://www.pictureshack.us/images/9978Malcolm-3.JPG (http://www.pictureshack.us/)
In the last picture the mount is shown together with the original tilted to max elevation.
So far I haven't drilled & tapped the rifle for the mounts yet. I'm still contemplating whether I should use the original rear mount or bite the (boolit) and make a new one with some sort of ladder long range adjustment.
This ring allows the scope to rotate freely in all directions up to about five degrees from the centerline. Once the scope is sighted in, tightening the screws will lock it securely in place.
http://www.pictureshack.us/images/1285Malcolm-1.JPG (http://www.pictureshack.us/)
http://www.pictureshack.us/images/4460Malcolm-2.JPG (http://www.pictureshack.us/)
http://www.pictureshack.us/images/9978Malcolm-3.JPG (http://www.pictureshack.us/)
In the last picture the mount is shown together with the original tilted to max elevation.
So far I haven't drilled & tapped the rifle for the mounts yet. I'm still contemplating whether I should use the original rear mount or bite the (boolit) and make a new one with some sort of ladder long range adjustment.