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I had picked up a rifle in a trade. I started with your run of the mill hunting rifle. After removing the the scope and rings it appears that the two piece bases are possibly soldered.
I prefer a picatinny one piece type base. Also its and older reciever but its not a "flat back" like my other Savage.
What are my options at this point as far as a single piece base?
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drill & tap the reciever
drybean
If those are the brazed on mounts that was put on at the factory some yrs back you would have to remove them with heat, not a good idea especialy on the front mount. See if your local gunsmith can mill them off. then drill and tap the receiver. Looking at that mount I see thread marks from a screw that was probably from a ring set that was canted to the left. That couldnt have been good.
El Lobo
Some of them was cast recievers and the mount was cast into the mold.
Thats the responses I was looking for.
Do we have any resident gunsmiths on the board?
Thanks Guys