Old Stevens.....bubba it?

[covingtonhouse]

So I have this old Stevens 84C that I'm thinking of having drilled and tapped for a scope rail. It's in decent functional shape with a trigger pull of around 60 lbs and its acurrate once you figure out how to compensate for the effort of pulling the trigger. Its not really a fine collector specimen and I can't see well enough to use the itty bitty peep sight. Should I do it? And does anyone know any fixes for the factory Savage trigger back in the 40's?

[Gutz]

I suspect you've cleaned the trigger group and oiled it a bit? I would try to add a clamp on scope. I personally cannot drill into rifles that old. Don't seem right.

[.22guy]

Don't bubba it. They don't make 'em like they used to.

[covingtonhouse]

Yes on cleaning the trigger etc. I also have a Savage 86D with the same trigger. That one is about the same with the addition of some generous travel side to side. All the pins and ears are tight. I make NO claims to being any kind of gunsmith. I saw an ingeneous scope mount made from some steel electrical conduit online and can't remember where. It mounted with set screws on the barrel/reciever.

[Izzy43]

If you know a good machinist you might try to have a scope mount made that would attach to the same screw holes as the rear aperture sight. Wouldn't be good for a heavy scope but may work for a small 3-9x. Maybe a pictanny rail with a piece welded to the side to mount it. Just thinking out of the box here.

[bsg]

i'd maintain the integrity of the rifle in it's original factory configuration.

[covingtonhouse]

Ok. I'm convinced....no holes. I've thought about trying to rig up something off the peep sight holes. There is also a dovetail cut in the barrel for a leaf type sight also. Does anyone make a mount of that type? It would be limited to a scout/pistol type scope at that point.