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I have a win 71 that has 3 holes drilled and tapped into the side of the receiver. Wondering if you know what type of scope mount might have been used and where to find one?
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hard to say. there were several around back in the day. weaver, pachmyer, williams, to name a few. you would need to mike the holes OC and then go to brownells, etc and see what fits.
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Those holes are for a peep sight. Williams FP71. Maybe even Lyman. Midway USA has the Williams.
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They're right across the action in a straight line. Pretty sure for a scope mount. I see Williams still makes a mount got to measure hole spacing
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This came off an early M71. It's an old model Williams with a push button release. Early M71s (Pre-war?) didn't have D&T peep sight holes. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p603/tmitch4570/IMG_0150.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p603/tmitch4570/IMG_0148.jpg)
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My holes are spaced 3/4" between them, guess it's not for a Williams.
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Agreed, today it is. Back when you could buy them at the local hardware store, or order them direct from Winchester, it wasn't.
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Agreed, since it's done a scope might make it easier to work up loads
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Brownells says the Williams mount has 3 holes spaced 3/4" , must have changed from the one pictured.
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Brownells says the Williams mount has 3 holes spaced 3/4" , must have changed from the one pictured. Probably did. Mine's an early design before they came up with the current thumb wheel nut $ stud design. A lot of old Winchesters got mucked up with those mounts, but it was the thing to do at the time. Who'd a thunk those old lever guns would be worth anything nowdays! 
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