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Thanks, Flint,

Some scope bases come with a lug or lugs which connect with the receiver to absorb the recoil and take it off the mounting screws. This seems like an excellent way to add reliability to a weak link, the scope base mounting screws.

My hunting rifles have QD rings set up for the use of iron sights if needed in the brush or backup sights. IMO, aluminum is not ideal for frequent scope removal, and any minor increases in inertial forces don't bother me with this rifle.

This is for a Zastava Mark X action with a 375 Ruger barrel and a not so light Schmidt & Bender 1.5 x 6 x 42 scope. A scope base with a recoil lug makes a whole lot of sense to me, even though I have already upped the screws to 8-40's.

Seekins Precision and others have integral recoil lugs with their bases, but I have not found anyone with one for a Mauser 98. The precision long-range guys swear by the mounts with a recoil lug and their logic makes a lot of sense to me.