NEED SOME SPRINGFIELD HELP

[farmerjohn]

Got a 1.5 million serial number 03 that was fully sporterizied in the 50s by a real craftsman, beautifully done. Has a Buehler one piece scope mount and 1in rings holding a German Weatherby 2to7two dial scope. After a careful hour I figured out how the rings and base attached to each other and got the scope off. In the fiftys all I could afford was weaver's, but they work kinda like controls. My question is after looking at the prices on ebay for Buehler rings is if there is a standard spacing for the mount holes in the action. This one has two holes in the front and one in the rear, approx 4.10 from rear to the first front screw and approx . 90 between the two front screws center to center. Can I buy a modern base and rings? Thanks John

 

[Ggmac]

Your probably going to need a Redfield style turn in or 2 piece weaver bases and need to drill a second rear base screw . Your center to center screw measures need to be exact . A few thousand off and itll strip . Ive got a few Redfield and newer chinese copys i can measure . Why not keep the original with higher rings , itll be cheaper . You could always redrill the new base to fit your action , thatll allow you to pick whatever base you want .

 

[farmerjohn]

Your probably going to need a Redfield style turn in or 2 piece weaver bases and need to drill a second rear base screw . Your center to center screw measures need to be exact . A few thousand off and itll strip . Ive got a few Redfield and newer chinese copys i can measure . Why not keep the original with higher rings , itll be cheaper . You could always redrill the new base to fit your action , thatll allow you to pick whatever base you want .

Thanks for the ideas, after rethinking the game, I got to looking for Buehler rings and found some new ones on the net but no 30mm. Guess I could go with an older Leupold 1in, the eye piece and power ring on the newer scopes are I'm afraid going to run into the bolt handle... John