It was (is) mostly like buying a Remington 700 from a large concern, small gunshop, or directly from Remington. It would almost always come sans scope, except you could special order a special rifle in a special caliber with higher grade wood and dimensions that fit you and a special scope already mounted and sighted. In this case, the scope would be considered original to the rifle. On the other hand, in most cases you would buy the rifle, a scope, and mounts, then mount and sight it in yourself. If you don't have a screwdriver or are not a DIY type, you might take it to a gunsmith and have him mount a scope of your choice in mounts of your choice with either him or you buying them. The scope then would not be original to the rifle. The main difference is with clawmounts on a drilling, not too many people are confident enough to take a hacksaw, caping chisel, files, and a torch to a several thousand- dollar rifle and maybe take a thousand-dollar scope apart and use a torch on it also. A specialist of the owner's choice would likely be chosen to do the work. Sometimes the owner might choose to have the "large concern" choose the specialist, which might be "in house" in a few cases, but usually "farmed out".
Last edited by Der Ami; 02/10/22 05:36 PM.
