I want to, some day, put together a Mauser shooter, and I'd like a receiver with a nice clear crest on it, regardless of origin. I don't recall ever seeing a scope mount that straddles the receiver ring- that is, the screws holding it aren't aligned with the barrel axis, but would play on either side of the crest, at 90° to the axis, say at 10:00 and 2:00 o'clock.

The above to keep from drilling holes into the crest, to preserve it.

Feasibility, degree of difficulty, totally ridiculous?

Thanks.

Get a side mount.

I'd think you would be happier just fitting the front base to the barrel. That would allow preserving the crest and front ring completely and allow the crest to be totally visible with the scope on.
Don

Or, if you can use one, a vintage peep sight. There's some examples of nice ones in this thread, 4th post down.

http://levergunscommunity.com/...opic.php?f=1&t=17464

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Originally posted by Don Markey:
I'd think you would be happier just fitting the front base to the barrel. That would allow preserving the crest and front ring completely and allow the crest to be totally visible with the scope on.
Don

+ 1

I like your idea of a barrel mounted base much like a Remington cantalevered slug barrel. Leaves action prestine with original markings.

Several approaches here.

On my last Mauser build, I used a crisp Banner action with matching numbers and certainly didn't want to D&T or cover up the Banner in any way. What to do? I used a longer Leupold scope, the earlier vintage having the curved Leupold logo on the turret side. The longer body of this earlier-but-still-perfect scope allowed me to use Redfield 2-pc bases with the bench-fabbed front base mounted immediately in front of the receiver and an extension front scope ring. I used a Pilkington QD lever on the rear mount to permit use of the express iron sights. Not necessarily very elegant but quite effective in both cost and ergonomics. I didn't want to use a side mount since the crisp Oberdorf logo on the left rail would have been covered and defaced.

Am now building 2 prewar-style 1903 Springfields, another example of a receiver marking that I don't want to hide or deface. In these cases I'm using sturdy QD side mounts and Lyman 48 receiver sights stored in trapdoor buttplates, much like the 1930s-era G&H and Sedgley sporters. More expensive than the Mauser above but very sturdy, very accurate and historically correct for the styling.

Other still more expensive solutions involve Euro-style claw mounts or H&H-style 2-pc side mounts, both are quite elegant but also quite expensive.

Cantilever? I respectfully decline. Scout? Fine.
Regards, Joe

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Originally posted by tin can:
I want to, some day, put together a Mauser shooter, and I'd like a receiver with a nice clear crest on it, regardless of origin. I don't recall ever seeing a scope mount that straddles the receiver ring- that is, the screws holding it aren't aligned with the barrel axis, but would play on either side of the crest, at 90° to the axis, say at 10:00 and 2:00 o'clock.

The above to keep from drilling holes into the crest, to preserve it.

Feasibility, degree of difficulty, totally ridiculous?

Thanks.

I have seen these and in fact I am making a set of bases to replaces those that came on a rifle fitted with bases that were on opposite sides of the ring not in line with the bore.

This one was a nice banner model but the spacing isn't far enough apart so that the holes caught the edges of teh banner. Certain crests may be too large to avoid marring no matter which way you attach a scope base.

Side mounts or mount on the rear bridge and one on the barrel would avoid marring a crest. I'd favor the latter.

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Originally posted by z1r:

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Originally posted by tin can:
I want to, some day, put together a Mauser shooter, and I'd like a receiver with a nice clear crest on it, regardless of origin. I don't recall ever seeing a scope mount that straddles the receiver ring- that is, the screws holding it aren't aligned with the barrel axis, but would play on either side of the crest, at 90° to the axis, say at 10:00 and 2:00 o'clock.

The above to keep from drilling holes into the crest, to preserve it.

Feasibility, degree of difficulty, totally ridiculous?

Thanks.

I have seen these and in fact I am making a set of bases to replaces those that came on a rifle fitted with bases that were on opposite sides of the ring not in line with the bore.

This one was a nice banner model but the spacing isn't far enough apart so that the holes caught the edges of teh banner. Certain crests may be too large to avoid marring no matter which way you attach a scope base.

Side mounts or mount on the rear bridge and one on the barrel would avoid marring a crest. I'd favor the latter.

+1

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[If you really look around for a bit. you MAY be able to find an OLD set of Stith mounts for the Mauser, which used the holes on the side of the rear receiver ring for a Lyman 48 mount (which would have to be drilled on most Mausers) for the rear scope mount, and the front scope mount attatched either to the barrel or the original front sight base.]

Great ideas, answers, etc- from all. Thanks a million.