My 1000th post!

[BAKPAKR]

What do you really think about drilling and tapping a very classy, older Savage 99 for a scope?

 

[Oak]

Welcome to HT

 

[Arcola]

I think it's a terrible idea. Utterly ridiculous! Drilling and tapping is a lot of work. Self tapping screws are the way to go here.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I think it's a terrible idea. Utterly ridiculous! Drilling and tapping is a lot of work. Self tapping screws are the way to go here.

The self tapping screws are a good idea but since I am already a DIY hunter, I had decided to go a step further and give home gunsmithing a try. So, I bought a Dewalt drill for the project. Any idea what size bit I need to get at Lowes?

BTW — I am starting to think it might be a good idea to use one of those mounts that lets me flip the scope over to the side so I could use the irons in case of close encounters with charging grizzlies. Of course, that raises the question, what is the best bullet to you use in a 300 Savage for bear protection? Since I will soon have a scope, it would be a plus if the bullet was also streamlined for long range shooting (I think there is a technical term for that but I am not sure what it is).

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Use one of them bullet that looks like a football, and cut an X in the front of it

 

[Stocker]

JB weld the scope directly on it. Be sure the crosshairs look like X in the scope and not like + it improves accuracy.

Use excessive amounts of JB weld snd gorilla tape to secure it forever.

 

[Southern Elk]

Congratulations!

 

[noharleyyet]

Tac weld an extended eye relief scope directly to the barrel.

 

[JustinsDad]

JB weld the scope directly on it. Be sure the crosshairs look like X in the scope and not like + it improves accuracy.

Use excessive amounts of JB weld snd gorilla tape to secure it forever.

Agree but better to mig weld it. JB weld can fail.

 

[JustinsDad]

Tac weld an extended eye relief scope directly to the barrel.

Beat me to it!

 

[BAKPAKR]

Congratulations!

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Thanks, but HT sent me one of those last night. I am going to need a bigger mantel over the fireplace for my participation trophies. I wish Utah would send me some sort of participation trophy for my nearly quarter of a century of applying.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Tac weld an extended eye relief scope directly to the barrel.

That would be an idea for your new 45-70. You could cover up that hideous JM stamp.

 

[Sasquatchewan]

Get one of those cheap Chinese goofy looking scope with a red dot and reflect sight on it. Make sure to get it off of Amazon or AliExpress. Air rifle mounts and bases work too!

 

[noharleyyet]

That would be an idea for your new 45-70. You could cover up that hideous JM stamp.

Buffed it out with the WorkSharp...

 

[BAKPAKR]

Get one of those cheap Chinese goofy looking scope with a red dot and reflect sight on it. Make sure to get it off of Amazon or AliExpress. Air rifle mounts and bases work too!

The scope is covered. I just got a package from @Greenhorn.

 

[Addicting]

Agree but better to mig weld it. JB weld can fail.

You have to rough it up with a file first to get the best adhesion with JBweld.

 

[Huntkook]

This is the perfect drill for the D.I.Y. guy.

 

[noharleyyet]

You have to rough it up with a file first to get the best adhesion with JBweld.

...and ceracoat it white-poodle red.

 

[BAKPAKR]

This is the perfect drill for the D.I.Y. guy.

If I decide to try to make my own barrel, I could use something like that to bore the hole and cut the rifling!

 

[Doublecluck]

Savage got it wrong with the stock, take a hacksaw and turn it to a pistol grip and you can run like Arnold in terminator. Shitty governor but he can run a lever gun