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Interesting way to mount a scope
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coltle6920
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Any chance you could pull back a little and show the whole scope and how it's mounted?
now that's just weird. lee
Marshwheeling
Member
I'm disappointed. I thought this thread would be about another use for duct tape.
You never seen a redneck cantilever mount before? 
Look at the bright side... You'll only have half as many ring marks on the receiver grooves of that lovely MK XXII.
Look at the bright side... You'll only have half as many ring marks on the receiver grooves of that lovely MK XXII.
Entirely the wrong kind of rings. That Model XXII has a grooved frame top, there are very common rings available to mount a scope properly. I'd guess that scope doesn't hold zero very well the way it is mounted.
Frank237
Absent Comrade
Bet that poor Weatherby is going to be happier with a proper set of rings and a properly mounted scope.
I occasionally see some real rifle/scope mismatches here at gun shows or shops. A shorter barreled woods rifle with the 2' long LR scope, or the LR rig with a compact 4X. Strange stuff.
I occasionally see some real rifle/scope mismatches here at gun shows or shops. A shorter barreled woods rifle with the 2' long LR scope, or the LR rig with a compact 4X. Strange stuff.
Arik
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I know it's not duct tape but how about this
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WOW!! Now that was Bubba's finest hour when he did that. My God, who in their right mind would think it's ok to weld a piece of angle iron to a receiver to mount a scope?
What also gets me is the High Grade rifle, Winchester, Remington, Sako, etc., and a $50 Simmons scope or old Tasco on it.
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Texas629
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Cheap scope on high dollar rifle
I don't get it either. I bought another Weatherby Mk 5, 257 last year that had a no name scope with chinese rings rings on it. Stripped the screws taking it off the rifle. Amazing rifle with a new Leupold mounted on it.
I don't get it either. I bought another Weatherby Mk 5, 257 last year that had a no name scope with chinese rings rings on it. Stripped the screws taking it off the rifle. Amazing rifle with a new Leupold mounted on it.
Looking at that mess at least we know it wasn’t a “welder” that came up with the idea!!
model70hunter
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I have seen it all now.
With the Ruger.
Are there any lawyers who know if flogging is still legal?
With the Ruger.
Are there any lawyers who know if flogging is still legal?
Stevens
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My LGS had a guy bring in a H&R HandiRifle which Bubba had drilled, tapped and mounted a scope base. One problem, all four mounting screw holes went clear through and into the barrel. He wanted to know if a gunsmith could fix it. My LGS owner friend asked him why he didn't have a gunsmith do the drill and tap in the first place. His answer was "I only paid $125 for the rifle." To which my friend replied- well now you have a $125 club.
Today's Moron Mount Catch
Well! I stopped at my LGS today to speak with him regarding business and he was in the process of logging a traded Remington 572 Fieldmaster pump .22 into the computer. He pointed out the early 1970's 4x40 Tasco scope and its very odd mounting. Dude, what a serendipitous happenstance and an opportunity to prove there are many more oddballs out there who can't do the simplest gunsmithing project.
Out came the trusty cell phone and here is today's moron mount catch:
Well! I stopped at my LGS today to speak with him regarding business and he was in the process of logging a traded Remington 572 Fieldmaster pump .22 into the computer. He pointed out the early 1970's 4x40 Tasco scope and its very odd mounting. Dude, what a serendipitous happenstance and an opportunity to prove there are many more oddballs out there who can't do the simplest gunsmithing project.
Out came the trusty cell phone and here is today's moron mount catch:
I know it's not duct tape but how about this
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That has to be one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen done to a gun. People badmouth dremels, but a guy with a welder and no brain cells can way out do a dremel wielding idiot.
Arik
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It's not the dremel......or the welder. Its the booger eater behind the Dremel/welder!
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A couple years ago I was at a big outdoor hunting & fishing trade
meet. A couple of bubas had a whole table full of cheap pump
shotguns and military rifles with the scope bases welded on. We
got a big kick out of it. These guys had a little class, they at least
knocked off the slag and used a grinder to taper the drool some.
The hilarious thing was, the weld jobs was their selling point. You
also see guns with the bases on with epoxy. Many with stove bolts, even some with sheet metal screws. The taped guns come
in different grades, ranging from the old friction tape to Duct tape
Wire wrapped guns come in a wide range too, from rusty tie wire
to the top of the line copper. And you must not overlook the guns
of the Bubbas I call the "Artful Carver", who uses a broke blade
Camp King to carve everything from checkering to game scenes
in the stocks of classic guns. Trouble is I'm not a patron of Folk
Art.
meet. A couple of bubas had a whole table full of cheap pump
shotguns and military rifles with the scope bases welded on. We
got a big kick out of it. These guys had a little class, they at least
knocked off the slag and used a grinder to taper the drool some.
The hilarious thing was, the weld jobs was their selling point. You
also see guns with the bases on with epoxy. Many with stove bolts, even some with sheet metal screws. The taped guns come
in different grades, ranging from the old friction tape to Duct tape
Wire wrapped guns come in a wide range too, from rusty tie wire
to the top of the line copper. And you must not overlook the guns
of the Bubbas I call the "Artful Carver", who uses a broke blade
Camp King to carve everything from checkering to game scenes
in the stocks of classic guns. Trouble is I'm not a patron of Folk
Art.
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