Help with scoping a No1 MkIII

[Peter Laidler]

You have to totally strip the telescopic sight, insert the tube, partially reassemble it to make sure that the graticle post is exactly upright. Then you lock the clamp rings. Remove the tele and rings, ACCURATELY mark the telescope where the rings fit. Remove rings, tin and solder both, sweat together and clamp-up. And if you haven't machined the surfaces or alignment for the base parts of the mounts, take apart and start again because it will place an unacceptable strain on the tube - doing it properly this time*! When correct, re-blue or black and finally reassemble telescope

Yep, corrected a total bodge-up a month ago! Some enthusiastic amateurs simply have no idea or concept of mechanical and optical axis and the importance of collimation. Aren't you glad they simplified the No4?

But Tsquared ain't mounting those mount bases on an SMLE!
* If anyone is really interested, ask

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[tsquared82]

You have to totally strip the telescopic sight, insert the tube, partially reassemble it to make sure that the graticle post is exactly upright. Then you lock the clamp rings. Remove the tele and rings, ACCURATELY mark the telescope where the rings fit. Remove rings, tin and solder both, sweat together and clamp-up. And if you haven't machined the surfaces or alignment for the base parts of the mounts, take apart and start again because it will place an unacceptable strain on the tube - doing it properly this time*! When correct, re-blue or black and finally reassemble telescope

Yep, corrected a total bodge-up a month ago! Some enthusiastic amateurs simply have no idea or concept of mechanical and optical axis and the importance of collimation. Aren't you glad they simplified the No4?

But Tsquared ain't mounting those mount bases on an SMLE!
* If anyone is really interested, ask

Well, this all seams like a straight foreword, although difficult, operation. You'll have to forgive my crossing of SMLE with a No1. But none the less, why is it you state that these scope mounts will not fit? I've seen plenty online images of the altered receiver for which to affix these bases. From what I gather from your post, have you experience in mounting such scopes to the rifle? Where would you suggest one start in the process? I'm not all that interested in a scope mount that simply clamps onto the charging bridge nor screws into the entire length of the receiver.

If it absolutely would not fit for reasons unknown to me... Which scope base would you recommend that still resembles, or is, a period mount? Detachable hopefully.

[mike1967]

You'll have to forgive my crossing of SMLE with a No1

With all due respect I'm still confused as to which rifle your referring tsquared. Are you sure those particular mounts were fitted to a No1 MkIII?, you may be confusing it with the Australian No1 MkIII HT rifle which are similar but not the same.