tinkerfive Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I've got an 03-A3 project on my bench and the Leopold base I ordered arrived today. I also have the weaver style bases and am trying to decide which way to go. When I set the Leopold base on, the Front-rear screw barely clears the rear of the ring. If it were on a Columbian Mauser modified for stripper clips the screw would be in air. So here is where the discussion comes in. If the Columbian's can notch behind the upper locking lug for 30-06 and Leopold clearly intends to drill a hole in the upper locking lug; why have we had so much discussion about upper locking lugs being sacred when it comes to drilling holes for mounting scopes? The Columbian's notched Mausers by the thousands for 30-06. The Turks notched small rings and 03's for 8X57 by the thousands too. Leopold surely must have determined that the screw placement must be safe. I've passed on a number of guns that had scope base screws in the rear locking lug because I've been taught that the gunsmith 'didn't know what he was doing' by drilling a screw hole there. This Leopold base is the first that I've encountered that can't be slid forward to drill the Front-rear screw forward of the locking lug. So as long as I can miss drilling into the face of the locking lug, is actually OK to drill a hole into the locking lug? A little confused. Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 I would skip the leupold and use something else. Is it possible that the wrong mount is in the right package? Personally, I like the old redfield mounts with the vetically split rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 The Leupold one-piece base for Mauser 98 does NOT position the holes through the lug unless you elect to drill it that way. If properly positioned to put the rear of the two front holes just in front of the lug seat, the base will fit on the ring just fine. Clemson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
724wd Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Clemson, i believe this is a Springfield project, with a mauser reference. "I've got an 03-A3 project on my bench..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I was responding to the statement that Leupold intended a hole be drilled into a lug. Maybe I misread it. Clemson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerfive Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Clemson, i believe this is a Springfield project, with a mauser reference. "I've got an 03-A3 project on my bench..." Exactly! I also said "This Leopold base is the first that I've encountered that can't be slid forward to drill the Front-rear screw forward of the locking lug." I had a phone conversation on this with Tanglewood the other night. The short version of what we came to was that as long as you drill clearly in front of or behind the FACE of the locking lug you are probably OK. Probably the further to the rear the better if you are going to drill into the lug at all. In fact Leopold had the screw hole just about as far back as you could drill a complete hole without making a "C". Thanks for the input. Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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