I have not purchased an otherwise very nice, classically built, vintage, M98 Mauser actioned sporting rifle. What halted the acquisition was a substantial dovetail cut in the receiver ring to secure a claw mount base. I was leary of the potential compromise in the structural integrity of the ring.
I've seen a number of Mausers that used dove tail cuts into the receiver ring to secure a claw mount base so I have to assume that the method is safe enough, at least for the pressures common for the times they were built.
Still, I know that I would have been apprehensive every time I shot the rifle so the purchase was not made.
Thoughts?
