Cheap scout mount fix

Smokin' Nagant · 04-21-2008, 10:10 PM

I recently bouhgt an ati stock and generic mount and LER scope for my m44 and my first outing the elevation screws on the mount became loose and i had to go and loctite evrything up. the second time i go the elevation screws didnt move, but the scews holding the mount got loose, and i later found that those screws were stripped... ahhh. so an idea occured to me sitting home.

i took the pin that originally held the iron sight on and tried to see if it would fit in the hole that was on the mount, and it didnt quite fit. i figured, lets try something, and seeing how the pin fit in the original iron sight, it is loose and the tension holding it in is at the ends of the mount on the gun. so i took the scope mount and the pin, and basically hammered the pin through the mount hole, took out some metal in the process, but the result was worth it.

the mount now sits perfectly in the rear sight base, and is held in securly by the pin. tightening the elevation srews showed the end product to be a straight, secure, and still non-permanant scope mount, that will hopefully hold together threw the recoil, which i think and it will.
http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=552374&size=1
http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=552373&size=1
http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=552372&size=1

SwedeSteve · 04-22-2008, 12:25 PM

Good 'ol american ingenuity at work!

Kismet · 04-22-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

Good 'ol american ingenuity at work!

If it don't fit, get a bigger hammer.

Inexpensive mounts wobble, even with the screw threaded nicely through.

Coincidentally, just looked at that solution today, after a friend came over to "by-gawd, mount that scope."

He left before any permanent damage was incurred.

I'm thinking on it.

thebluesbox · 04-22-2008, 05:18 PM

I did the same thing to my scout mount, only I had to drill my mount a little to get the pin to fit worked like a charm!!!

Paper · 04-22-2008, 06:19 PM

You guys need to help Kismet.. You need to get his rifle absolutely correct!!
(then I can take mine up to his place and have him mount mine)

Smokin' Nagant · 04-22-2008, 07:11 PM

just came back from the range, and i am very satisfied. the mount held in place, no movement at all,a dn all screws also kept in place. this is a very easy way to make those cheap mounts usable. once zeroed in i was shooting the bullseye the whole time. it feels god when ur gun actually shoots like you want it to. i was so happy i bought a nice mini-14 with a burska scope, heat sheild and barrel shroud. picked it up cheap, only 500

Kismet · 04-22-2008, 10:58 PM

Only a gunny could understand the logic behind FINALLY making a rifle and scope combination work perfectly, and THEN go buy another rifle.

Congratulations.

Ellsworth · 04-23-2008, 12:22 PM

yeah.. I just bought the s&k mount cause i'm lazy holds zero with the best of them

SwedeSteve · 04-23-2008, 12:46 PM

You gotta love it when a plan comes together!

Mike82 · 04-27-2008, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

You gotta love it when a plan comes together!

Seems steve is attempting to make this the 'A-TEAM' of the internet

04-21-2008, 10:10 PM	#1
Smokin' Nagant Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 136 Trader Rating: (0)	Cheap scout mount fix I recently bouhgt an ati stock and generic mount and LER scope for my m44 and my first outing the elevation screws on the mount became loose and i had to go and loctite evrything up. the second time i go the elevation screws didnt move, but the scews holding the mount got loose, and i later found that those screws were stripped... ahhh. so an idea occured to me sitting home. i took the pin that originally held the iron sight on and tried to see if it would fit in the hole that was on the mount, and it didnt quite fit. i figured, lets try something, and seeing how the pin fit in the original iron sight, it is loose and the tension holding it in is at the ends of the mount on the gun. so i took the scope mount and the pin, and basically hammered the pin through the mount hole, took out some metal in the process, but the result was worth it. the mount now sits perfectly in the rear sight base, and is held in securly by the pin. tightening the elevation srews showed the end product to be a straight, secure, and still non-permanant scope mount, that will hopefully hold together threw the recoil, which i think and it will. http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=552374&size=1 http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=552373&size=1 http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=552372&size=1 Last edited by Smokin' Nagant; 04-21-2008 at 10:19 PM.

04-22-2008, 12:25 PM	#2
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (0)	Good 'ol american ingenuity at work! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-22-2008, 06:19 PM	#5
Paper One Buwwit Weft Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: IL/WI Border Posts: 861 Trader Rating: (0)	You guys need to help Kismet.. You need to get his rifle absolutely correct!! (then I can take mine up to his place and have him mount mine) __________________

04-22-2008, 10:58 PM	#7
Kismet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: rural WI Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (0)	Only a gunny could understand the logic behind FINALLY making a rifle and scope combination work perfectly, and THEN go buy another rifle. Congratulations. __________________ Kis Safety? SAFETY??? Is gun for to shoot, not to be on SAFETY!!!

04-23-2008, 12:46 PM	#9
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (0)	You gotta love it when a plan comes together! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-22-2008, 05:18 PM	#4
thebluesbox Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95 Trader Rating: (0)	I did the same thing to my scout mount, only I had to drill my mount a little to get the pin to fit worked like a charm!!!

04-22-2008, 07:11 PM	#6
Smokin' Nagant Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 136 Trader Rating: (0)	just came back from the range, and i am very satisfied. the mount held in place, no movement at all,a dn all screws also kept in place. this is a very easy way to make those cheap mounts usable. once zeroed in i was shooting the bullseye the whole time. it feels god when ur gun actually shoots like you want it to. i was so happy i bought a nice mini-14 with a burska scope, heat sheild and barrel shroud. picked it up cheap, only 500

04-23-2008, 12:22 PM	#8
Ellsworth Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cheney, Washington Posts: 108 Trader Rating: (0)	yeah.. I just bought the s&k mount cause i'm lazy holds zero with the best of them