Tinkering with Remington-Lee
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:11 am
I have been working on my 'new' Remington-Lee, trying to improve the appearance of its 'left profile'.
The scope side-mount was actually only being held on by two stripped screws and glue. One screw was broken and held on by friction. Another screw was stripped and free to spin like a loose rivet.
I removed the broken screw and the 'rivet' and cleaned all the threaded receiver holes. I obtained 4 gun-screws with proper fitting threads. I beveled the bottom of the screw heads and filed the screws to proper length.
The four mount holes, drilled into the receiver are not in a straight line. I made a couple of the mount-base holes into an 'oval' shape so that the screws could properly enter their drilled & tapped holes.
The scope-mount & base are now solid. The posted photo shows the side of the rifle before I repaired the problems with the mount.
After studying the stock area that was cut away for a receiver sight, I concluded this 'after-market' sporter once wore a Lyman model #33-RL sight, that was specifically shaped for the Remington-Lee receiver.
This is a very rare and expensive sight. It is not as common as a similar Lyman #33 sight that was made for the Krag.
Since it is unlikely, I will get a Lyman #33-RL sight, I am going to patch the sight mortise with a piece of walnut.
I took the aluminum butt-plate off looking for clues to date the stock work. Does anyone recognize the maker's initials?
The scope side-mount was actually only being held on by two stripped screws and glue. One screw was broken and held on by friction. Another screw was stripped and free to spin like a loose rivet.
I removed the broken screw and the 'rivet' and cleaned all the threaded receiver holes. I obtained 4 gun-screws with proper fitting threads. I beveled the bottom of the screw heads and filed the screws to proper length.
The four mount holes, drilled into the receiver are not in a straight line. I made a couple of the mount-base holes into an 'oval' shape so that the screws could properly enter their drilled & tapped holes.
The scope-mount & base are now solid. The posted photo shows the side of the rifle before I repaired the problems with the mount.
After studying the stock area that was cut away for a receiver sight, I concluded this 'after-market' sporter once wore a Lyman model #33-RL sight, that was specifically shaped for the Remington-Lee receiver.
This is a very rare and expensive sight. It is not as common as a similar Lyman #33 sight that was made for the Krag.
Since it is unlikely, I will get a Lyman #33-RL sight, I am going to patch the sight mortise with a piece of walnut.
I took the aluminum butt-plate off looking for clues to date the stock work. Does anyone recognize the maker's initials?