I didn't get a chance to look closer at the tip away rings on Dads 88 , but it looks like there is no a 1 pc base , just the rings .
Out of fear of tipping away too often and loosening them up , I've only tried the tip away a few times . The rear sight flips up and I get the same poi at 100 yards , scope latches back down very secure and no deviation on the target. I guess that they were designed not only to flip the scope away if the lenses got covered in rain or snow , but also for when the older scopes went bad.
And if it don't look just right on that '56 model I don't care because that is the way it has been set up for a long time and that's close enough for me smile

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Last edited by M1894; 10/02/10.
Phil

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