What kind of bases do you need to mount a scope with a rail to a bolt-action rifle?

What kind of a rail, Bill?? There are 2 basic types: prismatic (old fashioned) rails, which have to be drilled to fasten the mounts. Or, the (modern) "internal" rails first introduced by Zeiss and later copied (with some modifications/improvements) by Swaro and S&B.

I saw on the Classified forum that you seem to be a Swaro man. If a Swaro SR is in the cards for you, the easiest is to get a pair of Swaro adapters for the SR rail. They will fit onto Weaver type bases.

- mike

DB BIll, here are the 2 types as explained by mho.

Old prism (must be drilled !)

New model.

The older prism has to be drilled. This is not a do-it-yourself project as you need a special fixture to hold the scope in order to drill square through the prism. The new version looks like a reversed picatinny system and can easily be installed by yourself. Another advantage of the latter is that there are no orphan holes showing in case you want to transfer the scope to another rifle.

Scope would be a Swarovski Z6 or Z6i in 1-6x24EE with the circle-dot reticle.... with the rail mounting system, of course.

What rifle I would put it on is still undecided. I'm really thinking hard about an O/U chambered in 9.3x74R (Heym, Chapuis, Zoli) but the back-up plan would be a Remington Model 700 chambered in .350 Remington Magnum --- kind of an American 9.3x62mm with lighter bullets.

A friend is pushing me toward a Blaser 93 chambered in 9.3x62mm but I'm thinking if I spend that much I'd rather spend a bit more and get one of the O/U's.

Have a Swaro SR system. I prefer the Warne bases, but any good ones will work.

Bill,

Doug at Cameraland has the mount U are seeking...

Don

I have a Swarovski 1.25X4X24 (Habicht) scope with a rail mount on my 400 Whelen.

If I could afford it (and I can't) I would have rail mounts on all my rifles.

Swarovski makes the connecting mounts (rail to base) for Weaver style, Ruger style, and several European styles. You get a set free with the scope (actually it's a coupon you send to Swarovski and they then mail you the pieces).

What is so sweet about this set up is that you don't have to worry about where the turrets are relative to the scope rings, so you can adjust the occular to just the right distance from your eye.

I like them. I can't figure out why none of our American companies haven't copied them.

Garrett

Garrett, they don't make rails for a number of reasons.

Because 90% of American hunters won't buy them.

Because everytime someone breaks from tradition (i.e. Leupold saddle mounts ) and anything that doesn't resemble, a redfield, weaver, or talley mount is considered to be odd by whitetail hunters and not worthy of further inquiry.

I love saddle mounts, I wish all American companies made them. Even Leupolds 2 year try into saddle mounts failed. Accuracy International and Sako make them for their guns, but not one American company does anymore Crazy!

And if they won't make saddle mounts, as cheap as they are, and odd as they are why would they develop scope rails?

If it happens at all it will be Burris or Trijicon that does it. Leupold has to wait for other people to do things. They are pretty slow to the punch on a lot of stuff.

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Originally posted by N. Garrett:
aSwarovski makes the connecting mounts (rail to base) for Weaver style, Ruger style, and several European styles. You get a set free with the scope (actually it's a coupon you send to Swarovski and they then mail you the pieces).

That´s absolutely new to me that Swarovski makes mounts, but if so, could You give me an adress or so I could ask for a Ruger-Swaro-SR-rail-Mount?

Klaus

To the best of my knowledge, Swarovski never made mounts or parts of. Nor did Zeiss, Schmidt & Bender, etc.

http://cameras.pricegrabber.co...e-Set/m17978480.html

They make them for Weavers and Rugers.

Or they did!

http://www.adorama.com/SIRM77M...sid=1238932221404240

Swarovski does indeed make the connecting piece that joins the rail (part of the scope) to the bases.

(As far as I know Swarovski doesn't make any bases)

I should clarify...the connecting pieces are marked Swarovski, and come in a small box much like the Talley rings come in. I don't know who does the actually machining.

I'll look in my scope box for the address, but as best I remember it was simply Swarovski North America (their headquarters).

The connecting pieces got here fast...maybe 2 weeks after I mailed in the coupon.

Garrett

The address was:
Swarovski Optik North America
2 Slater Road
Cranston, RI 02920

Hope that helps,

Garrett

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Originally posted by N. Garrett:
The address was:
Swarovski Optik North America
2 Slater Road
Cranston, RI 02920

Hope that helps,

Garrett

Thanks!