Good mount
it's but had to remove some of the bottom of the mount to get it to fit properly but once I its a solid fit
Simple, but works well
Wanted to scope my 181 series Ruger Mini 14 for load testing, this was about the only choice available. Happy to say, it worked as advertised. Installation was a snap, took maybe 15 minutes, half of which was removing the OEM rear sight. Mounted the scope solidly, and held zero. My only complaint is that there are only 2 slots, that left barely enough room for the scope I was using, a small 6X, and makes it impossible to mount a red dot or other compact optic. A full Picatinny rail would offer a lot more flexibility. The only other issue was a tendency for ejected brass to hit the mount and fall back into the action, causing a lot of stove pipes. Not a fault of the unit, it's a quirk of my particular rifle, but it really makes this only suitable for range use IMO. Having your rifle jam in any other scenario could be bad news. Excellent unit otherwise, I'm glad I got it.
Well made base
I have a Universal commercial M1 carbine which are a little different than the military versions. The base fit, but required a small amount of clearance grinding with a dermal tool to clear the bolt handle, also needed file the piece that slides into the dove tail. I needed to contact S&K, they were great. If you are capable of the above work I recommend this base, it transforms the capabilities of this weapon.
DRILL & TAP IS NECESSARY
The mount shown must be the first brand of mount I tried that flew off with inital firing and scope, rings, and mount altogether landed on concrete dinging up scope. It had set screws to be used in combo with Locktite on the threads: NOT a solid installation! It would have been with drilling & tapping. The next brand of mount used a ring clamp around barrel to secure front of mount but back tang broke off in the same exact manner as described by another reviewer. Required drill & tap job to solidify back end (by gunsmith) and now is VERY solid.
