TropicalMonkey wrote:
leadslinger wrote:
Biggest thing would be making sure the bracket is true and leveled. And that the holes are drilled right and straight.
My 78 had the factory rear peep and made a no drill mount for it using the rear sight. While it worked and shot accuracy with it. It was fragile. and wasn't happy with it. So I just bought another that someone milled a scope mount and D&T.
I use his rifle for club matches.. Loading can be a little more awkward and you'll ride your thumb off the ejector alot.

Thanks Leadslinger, sounds like it involves levels and a boresighter. What if i dont have the said tools, would i be able to just zero the rifle by pulling the bolt out, look thru the action and eye zero the chamber on a target 8 feet away then line up the scope on the same target ? Im tempted to just jb weld the side mount on it if drill and tapping doesnt work out.
Well yeah, it's gunsmithing ( Machining ). Its not just slap it on the side, that looks good and drill. Well you could but that be bubba. You need calipers and such. You need to make sure the mount is level, the hole spacing is right ETC.
Even if you JB weld, you still need to make sure the mount is level. Because if Its not, than you may have issues zeroing. Honestly sounds like you should just get a gunsmith in your area to do it. Why do it twice, when you can just do it once?
Plenty of guns out there that have many holes drilled into it, because someone tackled on a job, that they shouldn't.