grooved receivers on 22 rifles

Geri

January 23, 2025 22:52

What year were the first receivers grooved for scopes, and who was the first to do this?

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  TRAP55

  January 24, 2025 08:26

  Mossberg model 142 in 1947, all models by 1949.

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  Mobuck

  January 24, 2025 11:12

  I have a WW2 'bring back' miniature Mauser 22lr target rifle that has receiver grooves that will accept 'tip off' rings BUT that was not the original or intended purpose of the grooves. The grooves held the adjustable rear aperture sight.

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  williwm

  January 31, 2025 12:07

  I have a Mauser smallbore catalog from 1931 that advertises that the grooved receivers could mount either the diopter (receiver sight) or scope. AKAH and others made mounts to use scopes on those early rifles.

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