Hi all,
Today was going well up until earlier this evening. Finally got my Slazenger Model 24 back from the gunsmith, who'd not only fixed the myriad array of issues it arrived from interstate with (not my best purchase by a long stretch), but had also found an original, matching Field side mount for me. Super awesome.
Needless to say as soon as I got home I dug out the unopened Sightron SI 3-9x40MD scope that had been waiting most patiently for its new home to be ready... out come the allen keys and... oh dear....
The darned thing doesn't fit!!!
This is the issue: the mount has a unified, solid base between the two "rings", and this base doesn't sit much lower than the bottom of the rings themselves.

What this means is that the "hump" or bump on the bottom of the scope tube touches the base and makes the tube either side sit too high in the rings. In other words, the scope itself won't sit properly in the rings and if you tighten them down, it would bend the scope at either end - not good at all.
Frustratingly, when I pulled an older, thinner (32mm ocular) Bushnell 4x off another rifle, figuring that would fit, the same thing happened! The bump that forms adjacent to the windage knob requires more clearance than the mount actually provides.
So... what the hell do I do? Do I:
1. Get a scope that doesn't have much of a bump at the bottom the tube. I'm assuming that means something appropriately vintaged, as every modern scope I've seen has a same bump around the adjusters?
2. Get out the Dremel and make room. Not really keen on this... the Field mounts (especially for the Mod 24) are pretty rare these days and hard to come by.
Thoughts?
Cheers, Ben.
Today was going well up until earlier this evening. Finally got my Slazenger Model 24 back from the gunsmith, who'd not only fixed the myriad array of issues it arrived from interstate with (not my best purchase by a long stretch), but had also found an original, matching Field side mount for me. Super awesome.
Needless to say as soon as I got home I dug out the unopened Sightron SI 3-9x40MD scope that had been waiting most patiently for its new home to be ready... out come the allen keys and... oh dear....

The darned thing doesn't fit!!!
This is the issue: the mount has a unified, solid base between the two "rings", and this base doesn't sit much lower than the bottom of the rings themselves.
What this means is that the "hump" or bump on the bottom of the scope tube touches the base and makes the tube either side sit too high in the rings. In other words, the scope itself won't sit properly in the rings and if you tighten them down, it would bend the scope at either end - not good at all.
Frustratingly, when I pulled an older, thinner (32mm ocular) Bushnell 4x off another rifle, figuring that would fit, the same thing happened! The bump that forms adjacent to the windage knob requires more clearance than the mount actually provides.
So... what the hell do I do? Do I:
1. Get a scope that doesn't have much of a bump at the bottom the tube. I'm assuming that means something appropriately vintaged, as every modern scope I've seen has a same bump around the adjusters?
2. Get out the Dremel and make room. Not really keen on this... the Field mounts (especially for the Mod 24) are pretty rare these days and hard to come by.
Thoughts?
Cheers, Ben.
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