Originally Posted by
Oldtimr
I never liked high mounts on a scope for the reason for this thread topic. Low mounts almost force you to get a good cheek weld and that is one less thing I have to think abut when I put the cross hairs on an animal. Your solution looks like it will work and there is no damage to the stock or unsightly after market attachment.
It's hard to see in the pics Oldtimr but those are low rings on both rifles. Its the nature of the beast that the bases are higher than they should be. The 1895SBL has a Picatinny rail on it so the rings just attached to that. The Guide Gun has a standard Weaver 1 piece mount base. I guess I could have gotten the scope a tad lower if I would have put on Talley mounts. But I just can't see paying their prices.
BTW if you look closely at the Guide Gun you'll notice it is ported. This is one of the early ones. My wife bought it for me after she saw me drooling over it at a gun show down in Florida back in 1999.