Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Help with mounts on Winchester pre64 '56 M70 30-06 FWT?

You should be able to get one of those sets to work. Keep us posted as I'd like to know what works out for you incase I decide to switch my Swaro to another pre 64.

Will do, BSA. Chompin' at the bit to get that baby mounted on the FWT.
Never worked with a scope this compact before, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the results.

BSA, BTW, my gunsmith suggested I also take a look at a B-Square extended 1-piece mount setup, if the Talley Lightweight's don't work.

They are not unlike the mounts in your last photo.

I don't know too much about the B-square stuff except that I used a set on my dad's mauser 98 and stripped the threads on them. The aluminum was pretty soft if I remember correctly. Something I've never done with any other type of mounting system. I'm hoping one of the sets of Talleys work out great for you. Like you said before, if you end up with an extra set of talleys it won't be a bad thing. Just a heads up, either set will be very easy to sell here if you decide you don't like them. Good luck with it. Can't wait to see the scope mounted up. I love the glass on the Swaro's.

Damn, definitely gonna need the Lyman 16A. Got the bottoms of the mounts on tonight, but the rear spring sight that came on the rifle is hitting the front bell of the scope, no matter whether the scope is all the way forward or all the way back.

When I went to take the rear sight spring elevation mount off, it's frozen solid. Put a long handled right sized screw driver on it and some really serious pressure. All that did was produce a tiny burr on the outside tip of the mounting screw. Blasted top and underneath with Rem Oil and will check it again in the a.m.

Just ordered a Lyman 16A from Midway.

Oh well, nothing worth doing is easy sometimes.