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    Posted: 04 March 2010 at 7:00am
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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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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thank you guys for your help
 
and 49A do not fit on my receiver.
 
Regards 
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