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Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: buckman202 on August 17, 2011, 11:43:36 AM

Title: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 17, 2011, 11:43:36 AM: Alright posting on here to see what ya'll think. I have a stevens 325-s 30/30 want to have my dad use it this upcoming season. Here my dilemma he needs a scope on it. However this gun is not drilled or tapped and funds are super tight right now. Do you think if I were to jb weld or locktite a scope mount on to the rifle if would hold steady enough to take it out..or would the force and recoil probably jar things loosey goosey thanks for your guys' input.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on August 17, 2011, 11:50:46 AM: It won't hold. JB Weld is good for many things, but mounting scopes to rifles isn't one of them.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 17, 2011, 11:54:58 AM: Is there anything on the market that might hold better? Brownells acra glass? locktite? WHat if i used metal hose clams tightened the sh!t out of em? ny ideas would be helpful
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: GoldTip on August 17, 2011, 12:08:44 PM: The only thing that will hold tight enough is to have it drilled and tapped. I understand that funds are tight, but anything less would simply be wasting your time and energy. :twocents:
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: jackmaster on August 17, 2011, 12:17:37 PM: Quote from: GoldTip on August 17, 2011, 12:08:44 PM
The only thing that will hold tight enough is to have it drilled and tapped. I understand that funds are tight, but anything less would simply be wasting your time and energy. :twocents:
:yeah:. what about letn him use your rifle, if it has a scope and you shoot open sights, or its gonna have to be tapped and threaded :sry:
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: h20hunter on August 17, 2011, 12:18:24 PM: Crazy
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 17, 2011, 12:25:58 PM: alright well maybe i will just look into having a nice peep sight put on it since its pre drilled for that, Thanks.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 17, 2011, 12:26:46 PM: CRAAAAAAAAAZY !!! :bdid:
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: jackelope on August 17, 2011, 12:37:41 PM: Quote from: buckman202 on August 17, 2011, 12:25:58 PM
alright well maybe i will just look into having a nice peep sight put on it since its pre drilled for that, Thanks.

Do that, otherwise you're crazy for thinking any of the other options you mention will work.
(You said to call you crazy)
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 17, 2011, 01:17:51 PM: Quote from: jackelope on August 17, 2011, 12:37:41 PM
Quote from: buckman202 on August 17, 2011, 12:25:58 PM
alright well maybe i will just look into having a nice peep sight put on it since its pre drilled for that, Thanks.

Do that, otherwise you're crazy for thinking any of the other options you mention will work.
(You said to call you crazy)

Word for word what I was going to say. Peep sight all the way.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: link on August 17, 2011, 04:40:16 PM: You might as well use bubble gum. Its cheaper, plus you get to chew on it for a while. :chuckle: Everytime you fire the rifle, its probably like taking a hammer and smacking the scope mounts. You sound like my dad. He uses hose clamps and jb weld on any and everything. Oh yea, your'e CRAZY.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 17, 2011, 05:05:46 PM: have to be handy on the spot, looks like afterall I will have it drilled and tapped. Found a place in spokane where they'll do it for 60 bucks, already have the bracket and thee scope just need to buy the rings of amazon and will be set to go for about 100 bux after gas. Looked at peep sights and they're pricier than i thought they would be.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: ghosthunter on August 17, 2011, 05:13:42 PM: Crazy is posting a response. But I say Gorilla Glue and rubber bands.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on August 17, 2011, 06:56:36 PM: Aw, ya can't blame someone for looking to save money when times are tough. It's just that for some things, there aren't any shortcuts.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: 7mag. on August 17, 2011, 11:04:54 PM: A 30-30 doesn't need a scope. That rifle is far better with open sights.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: high country on August 18, 2011, 02:29:49 PM: buzz over to plummer and see mel doyle. he will possibly do it while you wait.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 02:51:01 PM: Do you have his contact everything I google come back as disconnected
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: huntinguy on August 18, 2011, 02:58:38 PM: I thought those were drilled an tapped for scope mounts... It is a side mount that I have seen on many of them.

Or am i thinking about the wrong gun?
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 03:14:29 PM: I believe the savage 340 is pre drilled for a scope mount(this is the version before it became a savage) it has two holes in the rear for a peep sight but not the four needed for a sidemount.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 03:22:29 PM: Found a number that got through to him. Probably gonna take it up there once I get the mount in the mail. Thanks for the heads up!
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: coriantonk on August 18, 2011, 04:08:08 PM: Are you sure that there is not 4 holes running parallel to the stock on the left side of the action? I just have never seen any of those rifles that did not have them. Are you sure it is not a 325-A? From just a little digging I find that only the earliest models were not pre drilled from the factory.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 04:43:38 PM: yup reading right off the barrel. Stevens 325-c. All the 325-c's I've seen online have had to be drilled and then the stock cut down .
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: coriantonk on August 18, 2011, 04:53:44 PM: Thanks for the clarification, in the original post you put 325-s, that was what confused me.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
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Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: high country on August 18, 2011, 07:40:05 PM: No problem.....Mel and Sam are good folk. Take a camera, there is a banging mule deer in the shop.

As a favor, will you take a pic of his jack operated barrel vice for me, I am gonna build one like it.
Title: Re: Call me crazy
Post by: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 08:24:21 PM: yea as long as he is ok with it. I will be in sometime next week and will pm it to you.