So a few years ago i inherited an old savage 99 that had been in my family presumably since it was manufactured in the 20's. The stock was broken when i got it, so i brought it to a gunsmith to see if he could turn it back into a shooter. He pointed out that the rear scope mount was in the wrong place, and as a result the scope was not true. He removed the scope mounts,and filled in the holes with some tiny screws, but ive still got the scope, an old weaver k2.5
My question is this: would getting the reciever re-drilled and tapped, this time in the proper location affect the integrity of the reciever at all?
It was used all these years as is. Why did the gunsmith feel it was nessary to change it?
