scope mount problems

seabee1984 · 05-10-2008, 08:24 PM

i got a scope mount from davids collectibles for my m44 the problem is is that after 20 rounds it moves and wiggles and this is after tightening any ideals to fix the problem or should i just get a new scope mount?

thaddy1978 · 05-10-2008, 09:59 PM

ThreadLock...buy at any auto stores.

Geo M44 · 05-10-2008, 10:31 PM

Remove the third screw (furthest to the rear) that touches the barrel. Readjust using the front and rear elevation screws that make contact in the sight mount. Should be a lot more stable.

In fact cut the back 2 inches off of the mount, and move the rings closer together. It helps.

i.e.

Kismet · 05-10-2008, 11:09 PM

don't remember the seller, but for my cheap eBay mount, I took a look, and some one else's advice on the forum, and used the rear mount pivot pin to DRIVE through the aluminum mount, stripping through the threads, but making a tight mount. Have had it off several times and it goes back on nicely, without the wobble. The threads on my mount were so coarse that with the bolt through and the nut on...it would still wobble...OFF the rifle.

Good luck.

thaddy1978 · 05-11-2008, 08:46 PM

And if you don't mind my asking, how much is your set-up...mount and scope? Let me know also after you've put a few more rounds through it, if you still have the same problem. I have an M44 and am not sure I want to alter my weapon (other than the stock refinishing I already did) to change the bolt and drill the holes. What kind of scope is it and how about the eye relief?

seabee1984 · 05-12-2008, 10:22 PM

Long Eye Relief scope 2-7x32 made by aim

Geo M44 · 05-12-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by seabee1984

Long Eye Relief scope 2-7x32 made by aim

I don't think it's by AIM... probably NC Star. An ok scope for the money (~$50). I like mine.

vcpilot79 · 05-12-2008, 11:08 PM

NC Star offers that scope for about 50 bucks and one just like it that is not illuminated for cheaper...here's a noob question, what is illumination? is it worth the extra cash?

just_a_car · 05-12-2008, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vcpilot79

NC Star offers that scope for about 50 bucks and one just like it that is not illuminated for cheaper...here's a noob question, what is illumination? is it worth the extra cash?

Illumination is making the crosshairs (the reticle) light up (usually red, but sometimes green) so that you can see the reticle in low light conditions when a black reticle would just disappear.

vcpilot79 · 05-12-2008, 11:47 PM

aahhh...good man...thank you

Mike82 · 05-15-2008, 01:28 AM

i have seriously got to get an M44 receiver that is not useable....this way me and my 2 friends can mill a mount to replace sight leaf, except make it outta steel....think they'd sell?

thaddy1978 · 05-15-2008, 10:36 PM

I think they'd sell!!! I'd buy one if the price was right!

Smokin' Nagant · 05-16-2008, 10:56 AM

take the original pin that held the old iron sights on, and drive it through the mount. u will turn the hole in ur mount from being thread to just a hole, but the result is a mount that will not move because the stock peice (best in my opinion) is holding it in place. i did this to my m44, and the mount is as steady as a rock, and the cheap nc star LER scope actually holds zero very well.

check it out:
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mos...mount-fix.html (Cheap scout mount fix)

thaddy1978 · 05-16-2008, 10:43 PM

Smokin'

I cannot seem to click on the links you have to bring up the pictures you posted from a previous post. Anyone else have the same problem?

R5CYA · 05-19-2008, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thaddy1978

Smokin'

I cannot seem to click on the links you have to bring up the pictures you posted from a previous post. Anyone else have the same problem?

nope.
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mos...mount-fix.html (Cheap scout mount fix)

SwedeSteve · 05-23-2008, 07:13 AM

The link works for me !!

Kismet · 05-28-2008, 05:09 PM

scout scope on M44, solid (now) mount, home-handled Ragnar's knife.

SwedeSteve · 05-28-2008, 05:20 PM

Nice knife !!

Kismet · 05-28-2008, 06:05 PM

Thanks Steve...

I like to mess with knife blades. Stands to reason you'd like it, the brass bolster is a "smushed" 7.62x54r shell.

earlier image

Cyrano · 05-28-2008, 10:13 PM

Awhile back there was a thread about removing the rear sight altogether. Under it ther's supposed to be a dovetail that will accept Weaver rings nicely and lock down tight as a drum. Is this feature only on certain models, or on all Mosins?

f I had a proper shop like my Dad's was, I'd buy a beater 91/30 just so I could experiment with it and post the straight skinny for everyone's benefit.

05-10-2008, 11:09 PM	#4
Kismet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: rural WI Posts: 161	don't remember the seller, but for my cheap eBay mount, I took a look, and some one else's advice on the forum, and used the rear mount pivot pin to DRIVE through the aluminum mount, stripping through the threads, but making a tight mount. Have had it off several times and it goes back on nicely, without the wobble. The threads on my mount were so coarse that with the bolt through and the nut on...it would still wobble...OFF the rifle. Good luck. __________________ Kis Safety? SAFETY??? Is gun for to shoot, not to be on SAFETY!!!

05-12-2008, 10:22 PM	#6
seabee1984 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7	scope info Long Eye Relief scope 2-7x32 made by aim

05-15-2008, 01:28 AM	#11
Mike82 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi USA Posts: 1,034 Images: 7	i have seriously got to get an M44 receiver that is not useable....this way me and my 2 friends can mill a mount to replace sight leaf, except make it outta steel....think they'd sell? __________________ No Trespassing! Violators Will Be Shot! Survivors Will Be Shot Again!

05-23-2008, 07:13 AM	#16
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,400 Images: 1	The link works for me !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-28-2008, 05:09 PM	#17
Kismet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: rural WI Posts: 161	scout scope on M44, solid (now) mount, home-handled Ragnar's knife. __________________ Kis Safety? SAFETY??? Is gun for to shoot, not to be on SAFETY!!!

05-10-2008, 09:59 PM	#2
thaddy1978 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The great Shenandoah Valley Posts: 73	ThreadLock...buy at any auto stores.

05-11-2008, 08:46 PM	#5
thaddy1978 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The great Shenandoah Valley Posts: 73	And if you don't mind my asking, how much is your set-up...mount and scope? Let me know also after you've put a few more rounds through it, if you still have the same problem. I have an M44 and am not sure I want to alter my weapon (other than the stock refinishing I already did) to change the bolt and drill the holes. What kind of scope is it and how about the eye relief?

05-12-2008, 11:08 PM	#8
vcpilot79 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: coastal california Posts: 49	NC Star offers that scope for about 50 bucks and one just like it that is not illuminated for cheaper...here's a noob question, what is illumination? is it worth the extra cash?

05-12-2008, 11:47 PM	#10
vcpilot79 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: coastal california Posts: 49	aahhh...good man...thank you

05-15-2008, 10:36 PM	#12
thaddy1978 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The great Shenandoah Valley Posts: 73	I think they'd sell!!! I'd buy one if the price was right!

05-16-2008, 10:56 AM	#13
Smokin' Nagant Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 136	take the original pin that held the old iron sights on, and drive it through the mount. u will turn the hole in ur mount from being thread to just a hole, but the result is a mount that will not move because the stock peice (best in my opinion) is holding it in place. i did this to my m44, and the mount is as steady as a rock, and the cheap nc star LER scope actually holds zero very well. check it out: http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mos...mount-fix.html (Cheap scout mount fix)

05-16-2008, 10:43 PM	#14
thaddy1978 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The great Shenandoah Valley Posts: 73	Smokin' I cannot seem to click on the links you have to bring up the pictures you posted from a previous post. Anyone else have the same problem?

05-28-2008, 05:20 PM	#18
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,400 Images: 1	Nice knife !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-28-2008, 06:05 PM	#19
Kismet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: rural WI Posts: 161	Thanks Steve... I like to mess with knife blades. Stands to reason you'd like it, the brass bolster is a "smushed" 7.62x54r shell. earlier image __________________ Kis Safety? SAFETY??? Is gun for to shoot, not to be on SAFETY!!!

05-28-2008, 10:13 PM	#20
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,362	Awhile back there was a thread about removing the rear sight altogether. Under it ther's supposed to be a dovetail that will accept Weaver rings nicely and lock down tight as a drum. Is this feature only on certain models, or on all Mosins? f I had a proper shop like my Dad's was, I'd buy a beater 91/30 just so I could experiment with it and post the straight skinny for everyone's benefit.