How does this mount? I’ve been wanting a scope or optic for my M1. I think your setup would be exactly what I’m looking for.Never had an illuminated reticle until I found I could mount a Primary Arms 3x prism scope on my M1 without drilling any holes. Sure didn't think I would like the reticle, but boy was I wrong and the 3x is good to go at least to 200 yards even w/my old eyes. They now make a 5x but doubt I'll ever need more power.
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VX5's have an established reputation for excellent glass. I have a 2-10x42 and a 3-15x42 both excellent.How close are the advertised weights on the manufactures websites? The Leupold VX5 and the Swaro Z5 are pretty similar in weight and close on price. Never looked through a VX5 but I have looked through Swaro glass, how do they compare in the scope world?
I removed the rear sight and had a gunsmith machine an aluminum block that fit between the ears in sight recess and two aluminum bushings to fit in the holes in ears and Allen screws hold the block in. A front and rear set screws adjust the block to desired elevation. Mounted a picatiny rail on that and experimented w/a Burris Fastfire II, then a Millett red dot but needed some magnification and found the Primary Arms scope would barely fit between ejection port and give (barely) sufficient eye relief. It spoiled the girlish figure of the Garand but boy does it shoot!How does this mount? I’ve been wanting a scope or optic for my M1. I think your setup would be exactly what I’m looking for.
Excellent, thanks so much for sharing…I haven’t shot mine for a few years as iron sights jut don’t work for me anymore. Everything I was finding for optic mounting required drilling, tapping or doing a scout type mount.This is better picture of the mount
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The FFII looks a lot better and shoots about like iron sights w/proper sized target, but the 5moa dot is a bit large for precision shooting. Mounted a Millet red dot on it w/about the same effect. Third try was the Primary 3x.
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Been there, done that. Was issued my first Garand in 1954 and have had at least one ever since, either issued or owned. Shot service rifle competition off and on with one for some 20 years so had become pretty attached to the Garand and when the front sight began to resemble a pitch fork, it saddened me to retire mine to the safe. Shot a bolt gun a number of years as aperture front sight was allowed, and when I had to quit shooting competition, I was a bit north of 60 and the urge to drag out the Garand led to dreaming up a way to make the no-drill scope mount. The mount, was pretty simple, the right optic was a bit of a challenge. First tried the FFII pictured above. It shot as well as iron sights, but had a 5 MOA reticle which all but covered a 6" bullseye @ 100 yards, so put a Millet Red dot optical with slightly smaller dot.Excellent, thanks so much for sharing…I haven’t shot mine for a few years as iron sights jut don’t work for me anymore. Everything I was finding for optic mounting required drilling, tapping or doing a scout type mount.
I like your Prism scope setup a lot…what reticle do you have? I think that half donut shape would be perfect for me.
Burris - My favorite "cheaper" scopes. Never had an issue with one and they have pretty good glass.