Any good 7/8" scopes?

[BillGabby1]

Orygun your like was my 100th which got me awarded a "I Love It" trophy. Wooo Weeeee. LOL
Thanks buddy I'll try to pay you back.
Gabby

 

[orygun]

He has the base, what he needs are 1" rings or a new scope to fit the ones he has.

No, he doesn't. Take a closer look. Half of the "ring" is the base. Unfortunately you don't just change half a ring.
He either needs a whole new mount that's made for the larger diameter tube, or a base, like the one I linked to, with separate rings.

 

[orygun]

Orygun your like was my 100th which got me awarded a "I Love It" trophy. Wooo Weeeee. LOL
Thanks buddy I'll try to pay you back.
Gabby

Glad I could help you out.

 

[BillGabby1]

He has the base, what he needs are 1" rings or a new scope to fit the ones he has.
OK here are a bunch of 7/8" scopes to chose from even a variable. I don't know why I didn't do this from the start.
Just make sure you can return it if it doesn't work or is broken.
Good luck, all I had to do was Google 7/8" rifle scopes for sale.
Gabby

Well crumb I forgot to include the link,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,DUH getting old is such fun!
weaver v22 scope | eBay
Gabby

 

[orygun]

Well crumb I forgot to include the link,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,DUH getting old is such fun!
Gabby

I did the same thing on facebook this evening. Oops!

 

[BillGabby1]

That's nothing I did it TWICE!

 

[BillGabby1]

This is a possible, but I would recommend you contact the seller first. I think there is some confusion between 7/8" tube and the weaver 7/8" scope bases.
I'm done , I've spent hours looking and most of the old stuff is priced over the moon or doesn't have a reticle ?? or has dirt in the tube ???? what's with that?
Good luck finding a scope,
Gabby

4x32 Rifle Illuminated Scope w/ Mounting Ring Kits - 7/8" Weaver Style | eBay

 

[Knopfplayer]

I'm not sure if I'm any further ahead, but thank you all for your time.

BTW, I do have the peep sight for the back two holes.

 

[BillGabby1]

I'm not sure if I'm any further ahead, but thank you all for your time.

BTW, I do have the peep sight for the back two holes.

You might want to give it a try. You may find that you like it. The good part about a peep is you just look at the target and the eye automatically lines everything up no squinting trying to focus on front and rear notch & post sight. You can get screws to fit the mounting holes so they don't look so bad, but they will still be there if you ever find the scope you are looking for.
Let us know what you decide. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to know.
Good luck,
Gabby

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Glad you have the peep sights.
A big like and plus 1 to Gabby for the idea of filler plug screws and using the peeps!
Andy

 

[Provincial]

I'm late to this party, but here is a link to a similar discussion from 2009:
Good 3/4 or 7/8 scope? - RimfireCentral.com Forums

The mount in question is clearly a Weaver "N" mount. I did not find any mention of available tube size other than 3/4" in my old Stoeger catalogs, but the thread linked mentions a N3 in 7/8".

A good metal fabricator could make an adapter to use the old mount holes to adapt a Picatinny rail. He might want to incorporate the rear aperture sight screw holes to extend the rail further back.

Another option would be to have a machine shop bore out the old mount/rings to 1", which would remove 1/16" of metal from each part. Optical bell clearance could be a limiting factor. I have found that of the 1" scopes, the Leupold VX-1 series has the smallest diameter optical bell.

Nice rifle! It should be a lot of fun with a good scope on it. The .22 Hornet is a nice varmit rifle for western Oregon where ranges are fairly short and noise is a factor.

 

[jbett98]

I've got a big tackle box of scope parts that was purchased when GI Joe's went under.
I'll take a look and see if I've still got some of those side mount plates.
Last timed I was digging around, there was a vintage 1" side mount.

 

[jbett98]

Found two 1" side mounts. You're welcome to either one if it's helps solve your scope mount dilemma.

 

[BillGabby1]

You guys need to compare dimensions such as length of mount and spacing between holes ETC, that would save some guess work since the photos don't address that.
Gabby

 

[jbett98]

Or, just drill some new holes in the mount to fit the preexisting ones in the receiver.

 

[BillGabby1]

Forgive my slow reply. Today was a full day, as will be Monday and Tuesday.

Here are two more pictures of the Win 43. There are six tapped holes, but the back ones look unused. The front two were drilled through the serial number <sigh>. The rear dovetail slot has a Lyman filler plug. (Does that mean the mount is an old Lyman?)


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Just eyeballing the photo it looks to me that the mount was originally in the rear set of holes, and then new holes were drilled and tapped to allow a longer eye relief by moving the scope farther forward, and leaving the rear pair of holes open and unplugged, probably gained 2 to 4 inches depending on hole spacing between the sets of holes 2 at the front and 2 at the rear. That would explain the unused holes!
Drilling new holes in the mount would require the mount is long enough front to back to accommodate drilling the new holes, and from the photos it looks to me that both of those mounts are rather short for that, which is one of the reasons I'm suggesting they get together and do some measuring, before getting excited. LOL
Gabby

 

[jbett98]

The rear holes are factory and you can see the outlines of a peep sight that was once mounted, plus the hole diameters are different.

 

[BillGabby1]

The rear holes are factory and you can see the outlines of a peep sight that was once mounted, plus the hole diameters are different.

I missed that, good thing you have sharp eyes!

 

[jbett98]

That tackle box of spare parts sure has come in handy over the years.
I'm always digging around in it for small screws and such to repair firearms.

 

[Knopfplayer]

I'm amazed at the time people are spending on this. It's true the rear two holes are for the peep sight. It will be work for 57 yr old eyes to learn them. I have rehearsals Mon and Tues evenings, but will measure the front four and will get back to the group.

Thank you all,