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herbeapuce
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Topic: BSA / P17 scope base, looking forPosted: 04 March 2010 at 7:00am |
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Hi.
I just got this rifle. it's a BSA / P17 ( M17 if you prefer ) conversion rifle and it needs good scope mounts . right now the mounts on it have no slot to stop the rings from moving...
I took some measurement with my cheap measuring caliper and I got :
0.858" center to center (c2c) for the front holes and
0.322" c2c for the back holes.
regarding the last measurement, is this normal ? I find it a bit narrow...
where can I get decent scope mounts for the rifle.
TIA
stef, Montreal Canada.
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kevthefarmer
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Posted: 05 April 2010 at 2:44pm |
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I have one of these rifles in 303British cal. The
receiver was tapped and drilled (presumably by BSA) for Parker-Hale
bases #3 front and #4 rear. The previous owner had fitted Weaver #35
front and #36 rear bases as the screw spacings exactly match the
drillings for the Parker-Hale bases. Presumably he had done this because
of the difficulty and expense in obtaining Parker-Hale rings.
Unfortunately the Weaver #35/#36 combination, intended for Remington 700
series and clones, does not have the correct height differential front
to rear to put the bases into alignment. There is a 21 thou'
discrepancy. Also the #36 base has a larger receiver face radius than on
the rifle so the base can rock side to side. Probably this caused
accuracy problems so he sold the rifle. Lucky me! The BSA-Enfields
receiver top faces were reground to the profile of a Winchester model
70. The correct bases are Weaver #46 front (vintage long-tube scope) or
#402 front (modern short tube scope) and #47 rear. Unfortunately you
will have to get one new hole drilled and tapped in the rear receiver
ring to fit the #47. It is possible that a #49A will fit in place of the
# 47 without re-drilling as the height and radius are the same, but I
have not been able to ascertain the hole spacings in the #49A from my
source. http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/CheatSheet.aspx?p=0&t=1&i=572
Hope all this info is of use to you and not tooo tedious. Best Regards, Kevin Mayes. |
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Posted: 05 April 2010 at 9:54pm |
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kevthefarmer
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Posted: 15 April 2010 at 3:25am |
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herbeapuce
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Posted: 17 April 2010 at 10:38am |
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thank you guys for your help
and 49A do not fit on my receiver.
Regards
stef.
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