It's a good day when something that didn't go right (a gunsmith that got the holes for the scope mount misaligned) is corrected, at least for use. when returned by the gunsmith the bolt handle didn't clear the scope ocular and the scope was pointed several degrees over the line of the bore. I took it to a different gunsmith and discussed various options. I took the rifle home and pondered the situation. The original Mauser scope mount has rings that are 26.5mm. The Kollmorgen scope is 26mm. So I used small pieces of leather to fill-in the .5mm, additionally I put more leather on the bottom of the rear ring and top of the front ring, effectively shimming the scope to where the scope is now in line with the bore and the bolt handle clears the ocular without having to machine any metal off of the bolt handle. The rifle is an Oberndorf 98 Gew from 1916 rebarrelled with a Shilen 7x57mm. I just finished the alignment this afternoon so will be taking it to the range on what should be another good day.
