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#511320 04/13/18 04:57 AM
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I plan to scope my Miroku built model 1895 Winchester lever action in .270 Winch. and use it as a 'general purpose' hunting rifle. I decided on a side mount but can't decide which one to use: Williams or Weaver. My Ferlach trained gunsmith will do the instalation. So which one would you prefer to use for this application and why? Thanks for any input.
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Neither one. An off center side mounted scope is an ugly & difficult to use set up.

If I wanted to scope a top ejecting lever action I would seriously consider some type of custom quarter rib that is attached to both the bbl & receiver ring and mounts a scout type long eye relief scope ahead of the receiver & on the centerline.

I saw a Winchester 71 .348 WCF set up this way & it looked & handled very well & it had the advantage of quick detachable scope mounts so you could easily go to the iron sights.

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Jani,
I would use the Williams, because of personal preference only, Weaver is also solid. I would not use Scout concept if early morning/late afternoon hunt is possible. Under these conditions, excluding "side light" is necessary for best results, and this is not possible with a "Scout Scope".
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I put a Williams side mount on a 1970's era Winchester model 94 about 20 years ago, I was able to get 1-2 inch groups at 100 yards.

I did it for a friend, as it ended up he didn't like it so we removed it. Still around here somewhere.


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I don't mean to sound sarcastic, but to me, the best solution would be to sell it and buy a Marlin 1895. Or, alternatively, a Savage 99 if you must have pointy bullets.


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Brittany Man, I once taped a pistol scope to the barrel of a lever rifle to simulate a scout mount but did not like the small, distant picture at all. That's why I decided to go the side mount route.

Mike, I'm leaning towards Williams, too. And yes, much of my shooting is early morning, and late before night.

Recoil Rob, I never handled a side mounted scope so maybe I will not like it either, but I will never know if I don't try it...

BrentD, I do have a Marlin 1895, scoped. Unfortunately much of my hunting is small deer at long distance so .45-70 is not my idea of a 'general purpose' hunting rifle (but it's dandy for pigs). I feel .270 is my best choice for roe deer to chamois to wild boar. I also had a Savage 99 in .308 but did not like the hammerless action. Then I bought a Browning BLR .308 but the trigger is much too heavy even after gunsmith's intervention (and I get missfires from time to time). My .270 M'95 however has a very sweet trigger and is my favourite lever gun among many.

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A side mount doesn't mean an offset scope. There are side mount scope bases that still put the scope directly over the barrel.

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Jani:

Im sure you know this, but mounting a scope over the action will interfere with ejection. If you mount the scope off to the side, you can lace a pad onto the butt stock that will allow a firm cheek weld. Something similar to the pads used on M-1 Garand rifles when they were scoped will work.

Ive done the side mounted scope arrangement on a Winchester Model 94 and it was difficult to shoot well without the cheek being able to firmly contact the stock.

Just a thought.

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I'm a left-handed shooter and it seems I have an advantage in this case. I tried aiming trough a couple of my scoped rifles (all centraly mounted), leaning my head to the left, as if the scope was side mounted to the left. The result was a firm weld (cheeck to stock), feeling much better than with a centrally mounted scope. I can only hope that the end result will be similar.

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What fun, left handed scope for a left handed shooter, what joy!

Seems backwards to me, but what do I know ??

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