Author Topic: Ruger to weaver adapter  (Read 610 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline memyselfni

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 22
  • Gender: Male
Ruger to weaver adapter
« on: July 21, 2008, 05:47:20 PM »
Hi

I own a ruger tang saftey M77RL in .308, i would like to use burris rings on this, and am wondering if anyone can point me to where i can buy the adapter online as i live in New Zealand, and i can't find any over here, any help will be appreciated

Thanks
Gary
Tikka t3 lite .270 WSM leupold 2.5-8x36 VXIII
Ruger Ultralight MKI .308 Leupold m8 4x
Beretta Xtrema II 12g
Zastava Mini Mauser .223 Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9x40
Marlin .22lr 794 4x Bushnell
NEF 17 HMR Tasco world class 2.5-10x40

Offline Tom W.

  • Moderators
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1294
  • Gender: Male
  • Warning... Does not play well with others!
Re: Ruger to weaver adapter
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2008, 11:06:20 PM »
Tom
Alabama Hunter and firearms safety instructor

I really like my handguns!

Offline Rangr44

  • Trade Count: (6)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2158
Re: Ruger to weaver adapter
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2008, 03:00:34 AM »
I had to make my own, about 20 years ago, in order to mount a first-generation Aimpoint on my Ruger Mark I (tang safety) .308 M77RSI.

If you have a dealer near you, who has a box full od Weaver one-piece bases to choose from, paw through the bases until you find the cantilevered one for (IIRC) a Marlin 39 - anyway, the base you want will have a thin section (for over the front Ruger scope mount dovetail) and a thicker rear (for over the lower, rear Ruger dovetail).

Measure the height difference between your front and rear receiver scope mount dovetail flats (not the scope ring tops), and machine the thick part of the Weaver base bottom to meet that spec - to match an existing hole location in the issue Weaver base.

D/T one screw in each Ruger Reciever scope dovetail flat - hopefully in the center, for the altered base.

One screw held my Aimpoint w/o issues for several years, but there's no reason extra screws cannot be installed if desired.
There's a Place for All God's Creatures - Right Next to the Potatoes & Gravy ! !