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I manage after of years of looking to finally score a Stith mount for one of my 99's. This one is in 250-3000
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Nice looking rig. You will LOVE your mount. Make sure your scope makes it ALL THE WAY to the ledge inside of the sleeve and that all the screws are tight. They hold zero just fine if you do your part on setting it up.

I had a smith mount the scope. When I got home with it was not satisfied that the reticle was level so put a level on things and moved it. I also was a little uncomfortable with the relief and tried to push it forward but it would not budge.

Once the front of the scope it in the sleeve properly, there is no more forward movement. It is what it is. When hunting season rolls around, more than likely in upstate NY, you'll be wearing heavy clothing. That will increase your eye relief somewhat. I see you already have a lace on on the rifle. What's under it? Has the stock been cut?

I put the lace on cuff so that I can use a sling. I replace the front forend screw with a stud from Lightfoot so as not to mess with the stock. The rifle is circa 1952 and unmolested. The scope is a Weaver Micro Trac V5

The smith had trouble getting elevation and had to shim the base. He is a little concerned with the elevation left in the scope. I will have to take it to the range to determine what I need.

I'm not familiar with the V5. What power is it?

Did the smith remove the adjustment plate to slide it through the ring?

Nice looking rig!

didn't they make different height front dovetail pieces? Seems like I have/had a couple kicking around that were different heights.

I don't know. Would not raising the front of the scope be the wrong way to go to get more elevation?

It could be the yours is ALREADY too high.

did you bore sight the rifle yet? Ive used all the diffrent size stiths and never had a problen with elevation, 1" 7/8 and 3/4

did you bore sight the rifle yet? that would let you know.

It was bore sighted but not shot. The smith sited the fact he needed to shim the base to leave enough elevation in the scope. We are hoping when I get to the range that it will be enough.

Is it possible from the picture if you can tell if you have a different height front dove tail that is lower?

I looked but must have traded them off already seems I had a set of three?

Need a better shot of that front tube to see the actual detail. Over the years I have seen a lot of mismatched Stith parts.

Is that scope tube really inserted all the way in the front tube? It just doesn't look right.

Is that a variable power scope and, if so, how did you the rear ring on??

I will take another shot of the mount later today. I loosened the rear ring and tried to push the scope forward for a little more eye relief and it would not go any further forward. After looking at the scope a little closer I would not have been able to get much more anyway as the rear of the scope was already pretty close to the rear of the base anyway.

It is a variable scope 1.5 x 4.5. I sent the scope to the person that I bought the mount from. He put the scope in a glove box with an Argon atmosphere and removed the turrets to slip the rear ring over the scope.

Interesting. Thanks

I gotta wonder if the R&R on the adjustment plate dicked up the elevation?

The scope is a V4.5 then. That is a pretty short scope overall which made me question how far it really engages that front tube?

Quite interested in seeing more detail in the pics.