Advance Tech Mauser bolt handle concerns
I assumed that the completion of this modification would allow use of a scope. It does not; not even compact scope unit. The height of the newly modified bolt from the axis of the bolt to the highest point under the scope when the bolt's opened (which is where the Allen-head hold-down bolt faces) would require scope rings at least 1/4" taller than the tallest available (Burris super-high Signature rings). I can butcher the application and grind it down, including the hold-down bolt, but don't think this is what the manufacturer intended, and it still might not be enough. I'll be calling Brownell's on this one for sure. I spent >> 3h fitting & then fiddling with this one, and now I still have to weld on the "proper" handle. Too bad. Poor design; not enough thought into it!
