Do you have to modify the stock on a Mauser sporter to fit a Lyman #35 receiver sight? This is the one that attaches to the bolt release. I've read you don't have to, but I got some really clear pictures of one off of the internet and it looks like you have to remove a portion of the stock below the bolt release so the bottom of the sight can "return" underneath the bolt release.

I've find one I want to buy, but I don't want to spend the $$$ if I have to modify my stock.

Yes, you definitely have to remove stock material under the bolt stop. I'm too tired to go measure but I'd guess at least .100".

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Originally posted by z1r:
Yes, you definitely have to remove stock material under the bolt stop. I'm too tired to go measure but I'd guess at least .100".

OK - that's what I thought. Agree, looks like .1-.125".

I'll pass on the sight.

Or have a stock made to fit....

Personally, if I had a chance to get one of those sights (and could afford it) I wouldn't think twice about altering a stock to accept it. Unless the alteration is done by a 12 year old with a rusty pocket knife, said alteration by no means will detract from the stock, IMO. If you can afford one of those sights, you can afford the stock work, I should think.

It's like "If you can afford the Ferrari, you can afford the tune-up."

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Personally, if I had a chance to get one of those sights (and could afford it)

Such opportunities present themselves on eBay if you're willing to lay low and snipe a deal in the closing seconds of an auction; however, I caught a guy nappin' on a 10/22 stock a while back, made the only bid, and lo and behold, he returned my paypal payment when he discovered a crack in the stock that had mysteriously escaped his scrutiny prior.

How much do these sights go for Nowadays?

Damn! That is exactly what I paid for a genuine Oberndorf sporter with one on it several years ago. A nice rifle that had been rebored to 35 Whelen, but is otherwise unmolested. Guess I got a better deal than I thought!