Scope Mounts for Rook Rifles. Pictures please for ideas

[Klenchblaize]

I have encountered this before. You need to mill the difference from the base of the first mount to be level with the second. I hope that makes sense.
K

Not beyond the capabilities of a competent Gunsmith. The Ruger No1V forward (barrel) base has a very noticeable profile for addressing the taper.

K

 

[Klenchblaize]

Or have it dovetailed:

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K

 

[Fosbery Holster]

I am the friendly gunsmith on this project! The top rib on mine is not parrellel with the bore or line of sight with open sights, hence the question on making the underside of the bases taper.

Any of the Classic rifles I’ve owned with barrel mounted scopes I’ve never witnessed anything but equal base mounts but I’ve not owned that many.

I can see that in cases where the top rib is not parallel with the bore there “is” a need for such a taper in the mounts.

You being the friendly gunsmith will have to take measurements from the bore to ascertain how much of a difference there needs to be in the height of the two base mounts at the distance needed between them, surely not that difficult.

 

[Fosbery Holster]

Or have it dovetailed:

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K

Beautiful !

 

[Bavarianbrit]

This is my originally .22 long tubed rook rifle from H&H??? The gunsmith here extended the chamber to .22lr and fitted the 6x42 with thick reticule #1 that came off my Sauer 3000 drilling with a mount from his wonder box, it has taken many 100s of crows and magpies.

 

[Fosbery Holster]

Your mount is reminiscent of the GRDM/AKAH scope mounts, obviously German manufacturing, goes well with the scope rail.

 

[Donkey Basher]

Thanks for all the replies gentlemen, and no apologies, and indeed thanks for those who have taken things a little off topic. Rook rifles are fascinating topic.

Coming back to the mounts - Parker hale type dovetails. Have these been fitted as is, or have they been tapered to offset the taper of the octagonal barrel. Or do you just use them with ready built in taper of ling range shooting and adjust accordingly?

The PH mounts on my .297/.250 are flat. The single mount for the AKAH has been made with a taper to counter the taper on the barrel.

 

[Heym SR20]

The PH mounts on my .297/.250 are flat. The single mount for the AKAH has been made with a taper to counter the taper on the barrel.

Thank you. I have measured mine now the taper is 16 thou per Inch so not a lot really.

The scope I plan to use is a vintage reticle moving scope so I would rather the reticle be lower in the field of view than higher. I will make them flat, then see and can always add taper later.

 

[Donkey Basher]

Thank you. I have measured mine now the taper is 16 thou per Inch so not a lot really.

The scope I plan to use is a vintage reticle moving scope so I would rather the reticle be lower in the field of view than higher. I will make them flat, then see and can always add taper later.

That is exactly what we did with my tapered one as the scope is non centering reticle type.

The base was machined up & the barrel drilled & tapped (5BA for anyone interested) & the base was then fitted. The reticle was cantered & the rifle was shot at 50 yards & the difference between POA & POI measured & used to calculate the necessary taper.

Base then removed & taper machined on underside before base then refitted.

 

[enfieldspares]

Somewhere, or I may have sold them, I used to have two or three sets of the spring loaded Alex Martin 'scope mounts. There were horrible things with spring loaded plungers on the ring bases that fitted recesses in the barrel mounted mount bases.

 

[Fosbery Holster]

If you still have them it would be very interesting to see them.

 

[Heym SR20]

Somewhere, or I may have sold them, I used to have two or three sets of the spring loaded Alex Martin 'scope mounts. There were horrible things with spring loaded plungers on the ring bases that fitted recesses in the barrel mounted mount bases.

My Rook rifle has the Alex Martin name on it.

 

[enfieldspares]

If you still have them it would be very interesting to see them.

I will have a look. They are/were pretty bloomin' awful BTW!

 

[HistoricBore]

It is a great little cartridge . It's not as popular as the 32-20 around here though . Both cartridges were chambered in Winchester 1892s , which are pretty common in a lot of places out west , so ammo is readily available here . I'm debating whether to chamber my previously mentioned Martini in either of these cartridges , or perhaps a 38 Special . First world problems.
AB

Go for the .32-20. I have two and it is the ideal solution. The 115 grain bullet at the speed of sound is all you need.

HB

 

[alberta boy]

Go for the .32-20. I have two and it is the ideal solution. The 115 grain bullet at the speed of sound is all you need.

HB

That is the front runner at the moment . An old friend of mine has a very well preserved Winchester Model 92 chambered in 32-20 that I've used on a number of occasions . It's a perfect " walking around " rifle . I think something along the lines of a Rook Rifle will be even better .
AB