S&K "scout" mounts for the 91/30
Does anyone have any experience with this mount? S&K offers them on their website. If anyone has a report, what scope is recommended?
I've often thought about trying Jeff Cooper's ideas out with a Mosin Action. There is a Steyr Scout in 7mm-08 going for close to 3000 (!) in a local store.. and if you ask me, thats WAY too much for a rifle that doesn't incorporate one of the advantages you get from a long eye relief scope mounted in front of the action : The ability to rapidly charge the magazine with stripper clips.
YOU CAN'T USE STRIPPERS TO CHARGE A STEYR SCOUT? All this for $3000??
I have a Mosin that someone was turning into a sporter that has a really nice parkerizing job, button crowned, cut the barrel to 18 inches and has the turn-down bolt. Then they went ahead and drilled and tapped it, put on a cheap scope. When I rescued this rifle, the vertical adjustment knob of the BSA 4x9x32 had popped loose (!) allowing the nitrogen to leak out.. haha. I love it.
Well, this begins a new project for me. The mosin scout. I'll keep everyone posted. Please, share any ideas you may have. Bear in mind, I do NOT like carving up history. This rifle had already been permanently disfigured.
1. I'd like any experiences with the S&K mount and a good, but not incredibly expensive LER scope.
2. Ideas about how to incorporate an integral folding bipod into a sporter stock. This I'm actually working on.
3. Handling mosin with the ching-sling.
Cheers!