tinkerfive Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 My latest acquisition came with a Lyman site. With my sight, I need a scope for anything beyond 75 yards. I'm wondering if I can keep the Lyman and add a scope. I don't know if I would like a swing over. I have a side mount and if it is typical of other side mounts the clearance isn't there either. It would seem that the only other possibility would be a scout mount with see through rings. Any other thoughts or ideas??? Thanks!! Tinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 This was a very common setup in years gone by. A lyman 48 and a G&H sidemount. Other similar sidemounts were used and often gave plenty of clearance with high enough rings. Another option was to remove the slide from the sight when mounting the QD scope. This allowed use of lower rings. That's also why its fairly common to find older rifles with Lyman sights missing the elevation slide. Lyman even used to make a filler slide for when the original was removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerfive Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 This was a very common setup in years gone by. Z I can't tell where the scope is in that photo. Is it over the center line of the gun or over the left side? The one side mount that I have forms an inverted ' L ' such that the scope hangs over the center line of the gun. I didn't think about it when I wrote my post, but when I saw your photo it occurred to me that if scope were actually mounted over the left side it could work out. Thanks Tinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Here's the off side. It's mounted over the centerline. As I said, most often, you used the lyman quick detach feature on the sight to remove the slide. Often they were stored in a trapdoor butttplate. You could mount the scope so it was off to the side or like the Germans who seemed to like real high rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doble Troble Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Nice! I wonder if there's an easy way to fabricate a trap-door butt plate? Maybe adaping one off a Garand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 A yeah, a springfield could work but I'd just order one up from Biesen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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