State of Dustcover scope mounts?

[Cryogaijin 33]

Last time I looked into dustcover scope mounts, they tended to be flimsy plastic things that flexed so much as to make them less than ideal for precision optics. I am currently pondering making my s.308 and hopefully a new Vepr 54r into accurate range rifles, and I'm looking for better scope mounts? I don't think a side mount is really suitable for a scope with a 50mm objective.

 

Thoughts?

[JESS1344 508]

CRYOGAIJIN,

I'VE PUT ABOUT 10 OF THE PARABELLUM ARMAMENT RECEIVER COVERS ON VARIOUS AK-PATTERN RIFLES AND PISTOLS, TO INCLUDE 1 'X54R VEPR.

 

ON THE 'X54R VEPR, YOU HAVE TO CUT THE EJECTION PORT AREA OF THE RECEIVER COVER TO MATCH THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ORIGINAL COVER, TO CLEAR THE LONGER/FATTER CARTRIDGE, BASICALLY FURTHER TO THE REAR AND HIGHER UP.

 

OTHER THAN THAT, IT GOES RIGHT ON.

 

THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD, WAS THAT I HAD BOUGHT A PIECE-OF-SHIT 1- 4X KONUS SCOPE WHICH STARTED COMING APART INSIDE AS I WAS TRYING TO ZERO THE THING.

 

IT LIKE TO HAVE DROVE ME NUTS TRYING TO ADJUST W&E, AND IT FINALLY WALKED COMPLETELY OFF PAPER, IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING I DID.

 

FINALLY QUIT WASTING AMMO AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND PUT THE LASER BORE SIGHTER IN IT TO GET IT BACK TO MECHANICAL ZERO, AND WHEN I DID, I REALIZED THAT YOU COULD SPIN EITHER THE W OR E KNOBS 1 - 1 1/2 TURNS BEFORE YOU SAW ANY MOVEMENT IN THE SCOPE.

 

AT THAT POINT I SUBSTITUTED A MILLETT 1- 4X, AND USED THAT ON THE PARABELLUM COVER WITH NO PROBLEMS.

 

NOW, THE PROBLEM BECAME MY EYES VS. THE 4X SCOPE.

 

I HAD AN OLD LEUPOLD 16X THAT WASN'T ON ANYTHING, AND A KALINKA LOW SIDE MOUNT, AND ENDED UP ZEROING IT WITH THAT SET UP; MY AGING OLD EYEBALLS NEED MORE THAN THAT 4X TO WRING THE MOST ACCURACY OUT OF WHATEVER I'M SHOOTING.

 

YOU MAY WELL RUN INTO PROBLEMS WITH AN OBJECTIVE LENS 50MM IN DIAMETER AND ANY RECEIVER COVER MOUNT, UNLESS YOU USE REALLY HIGH RINGS.

 

ACTUALLY THE SIDE MOUNT TYPE MAY BE BETTER WITH AN OBJECTIVE THAT SIZE.

 

AT THE TIME I GOT STARTED WITH THE RUSSIAN AK'S, THE ONLY SIDE MOUNTS I WAS AWARE OF WERE THE KALINKA AND THE UTG, NOW DAYS THERE ARE MANY MORE BETTER ONES OUT THERE, THE RS FOR EXAMPLE (RSREGULATE.COM), HAS MANY VARIANTS TO PICK FROM.

 

AS I RECALL, THE RS OWNER IS A FORUM MEMBER.

 

JUS' MY .

 

JESS1344

[netpackrat 566]

AFAIC, there's TWS, and there is everything else. Not sure if they make one to fit the Vepr 54R though.

[csspecs 1,987]

You still happy with your TWS mount?

[netpackrat 566]

Quite.