Enfield No4 Sniper Scope Mount alternatives

[Pete110119]

Yeah, sort of,, just in pretty

[Surpmil]

Typical repro bracket. Mount on 1" H&G bar in dividing head and have at 'er.

[Rich04]

I had the same idea for a 30mm tube, there’s not enough room between the screws on an RSM mount to go 30mm let alone 34, I’ll fully fabricate one I think, the originals were cast so fine machined finish wouldn’t look right anyway, just need some spare time now

[Pete110119]

i'm thinking the same, i've a few ideas on how to go about it. Once i get rifles here i will start.

[Bindi2]

MJ1
The second mount is like the one I saw and used in NZ

[Surpmil]

The STANAG rings on MJ1s IWS bracket are by A.R.M.S. for those interested.

Hellacious price for investment cast rings that may not even have the inside machined.

Still, at least you don't have to bend the damn things to put them on like the EAW "8 o'clock to four o'clock" rings.

Probably best to buy a set of high rings with some extra meat on them and machine the "peg" on yourself, drill & tap 1/4" NC and call it good.

[Bruce_in_Oz]

While we are at it, do any of the Canadian cousins have drawings for the Griffin and Howe or REL mounting setups?

Being in Oz, I have never seen either in the "flesh", but they appear to be quite robust.

About the most exotic things that I have found during "detention" are a small box of random hammers / cocks for percussion goodies and a small cigar box full of assorted percussion nipples. I vaguely recall they were picked up in a "trade" decades ago, take it or leave it style.

No bulk No 3 bolt-heads or oddly marked SMLE bits, sadly.

[MJ1]

The STANAG rings on MJ1s IWS bracket are by A.R.M.S. for those interested.

Hellacious price for investment cast rings that may not even have the inside machined.

I fond them very serviceable and out six sets only one set had to have a few moments lapping with a stainless 30mm bar.

But that was just my observation.







Cheers

[Bruce_in_Oz]

Those A.R.M.S. rings look like they may have been made by a technique called Direct Metal Moulding. Millet have been using the technique on their scope accessories for at least fifteen years, possibly longer. Like any method, the big bucks are in the set-up and initial tooling; quantity sales are essential. If you only want ONE, a lathe and a Bridgeport J series and some creative "jigging" will do nicely. It might take a couple of days, but you will get what you want. If you want a thousand in a couple of weeks, a different approach is needed. If you want another thousand in a few more months, take a close look at your "production engineering" and start seeking casting, moulding and CNC shops.

DMM has been around for a few decades and is used to mass produce small parts that will require minimal machining once out of the furnace. if you look closely at some of the tiny parts in an "after-market" 1911 trigger and sear set, you MIGHT see some of the signatures of DMM, which, unsurprisingly, look like some of the signature marks on injection-moulded plastic items; be they model aircraft or parts for your car.

The products sometimes have mould-lines and "flash", like your basic old Airfix or Frog kit did, years ago, but they clean up quickly; diamond files are a boon.

[MJ1]

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