scope mount
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Here's how mine was made
1) took a spare dustcover, drilled two 1/2" holes. 2)Took a peice of weaver rail stock from Brownells and cut the smallest amount possible to fit the scope. 3) had the lathe cross cut a groove for the scope mount. 4) Mig welded the weaver base to the dustcover from the bottom side of the dustcover ( the inside of cover when you take it off the UZI). Step 4 can be changed to drill and tap using flush head sheet metal screws. Need to be deep enough to clear bolt when it moves.
If you have a dustcover and you want someone to make this for you , contact :
Jefflaw45@msn.com and he can quote you a price. Tell him Todd sent you
HTH
Todd
Dan0341
UZI Talk Life Member
In case you didn't see this post before:
I wanted a scope mount that was low profile (yielding a good cheek weld), cheap, and easy to make without special tools or skills. Here's what I did:
I bought a stripped Uzi top cover and used the balance of the parts from the top cover that originally came with my Vector Uzi. I did not want to drill holes in the original one. I bought an aluminum scope mount for $8.00 from Walmart (can't remember which one) and heavily modified it with a dremel tool cutting wheel and a file. Lots of cutting and filing! Afterwards, I painted the exposed metal. I then drilled two holes in the top cover and used flat slotted screws so as not to interfere with the bolt. For added strength and stability, I cut shallow grooves into the area where the mount connects to the top cover. I cut shallow grooves in both the top cover and the mount. I placed JB Weld into the area where the mount connects to the top cover. The idea being, the JB Weld will fill the grooves and prevent any type of sliding between the two surfaces. I'm not sure if the JB Weld was necessary, but it can't hurt. I placed permanent Loctite onto the threads of the screws and nuts.
The mount is rock solid. As everyone knows, there can be a lot of movement between the top cover and the receiver. I minimized this to zero by doing two things: First, I applied JB Weld to the inside of the top cover (refer to pic. the JB Weld in the pic was covered up by permanent marker). After it dried fully, I filed the JB Weld as needed until the top cover fit the receiver tight. You may try and bend this area of the top cover to get the same result, but I decided not to. Second, I bent the two folds (lack of better words) on the front of the top cover that are found near the front site. This will prevent side to side movement in the front of the top cover.
Other people have used steel scope mounts and welded them to the top cover. Steel is obviously stronger than aluminum and would probably hold up better to abuse. If I had to do it again, I'd make a couple of small changes. But nothing major. So far, I'm happy with the aluminum mount and it has held up well for me.
I used a 30mm Tasco Pro Point Plus PDP 6. It has a 10 MOA Dot. I like the size of the scope and it works well with this mount. It seems to be a good scope for the money. They are retailing for about $70.00 (give or take), but you can find them cheaper if you scan auction boards and gun boards. You cannot use the iron sights with the scope in place, but the mount by itself does not obstruct the iron sites.
I wanted a scope mount that was low profile (yielding a good cheek weld), cheap, and easy to make without special tools or skills. Here's what I did:
I bought a stripped Uzi top cover and used the balance of the parts from the top cover that originally came with my Vector Uzi. I did not want to drill holes in the original one. I bought an aluminum scope mount for $8.00 from Walmart (can't remember which one) and heavily modified it with a dremel tool cutting wheel and a file. Lots of cutting and filing! Afterwards, I painted the exposed metal. I then drilled two holes in the top cover and used flat slotted screws so as not to interfere with the bolt. For added strength and stability, I cut shallow grooves into the area where the mount connects to the top cover. I cut shallow grooves in both the top cover and the mount. I placed JB Weld into the area where the mount connects to the top cover. The idea being, the JB Weld will fill the grooves and prevent any type of sliding between the two surfaces. I'm not sure if the JB Weld was necessary, but it can't hurt. I placed permanent Loctite onto the threads of the screws and nuts.
The mount is rock solid. As everyone knows, there can be a lot of movement between the top cover and the receiver. I minimized this to zero by doing two things: First, I applied JB Weld to the inside of the top cover (refer to pic. the JB Weld in the pic was covered up by permanent marker). After it dried fully, I filed the JB Weld as needed until the top cover fit the receiver tight. You may try and bend this area of the top cover to get the same result, but I decided not to. Second, I bent the two folds (lack of better words) on the front of the top cover that are found near the front site. This will prevent side to side movement in the front of the top cover.
Other people have used steel scope mounts and welded them to the top cover. Steel is obviously stronger than aluminum and would probably hold up better to abuse. If I had to do it again, I'd make a couple of small changes. But nothing major. So far, I'm happy with the aluminum mount and it has held up well for me.
I used a 30mm Tasco Pro Point Plus PDP 6. It has a 10 MOA Dot. I like the size of the scope and it works well with this mount. It seems to be a good scope for the money. They are retailing for about $70.00 (give or take), but you can find them cheaper if you scan auction boards and gun boards. You cannot use the iron sights with the scope in place, but the mount by itself does not obstruct the iron sites.
JIMBO
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bambambam-
Make sure to check with amphibian on this site to take a look at the mounts he makes for the Docter red dot sight. They are awesome and have been spoken of with high regard on this site as of late..
Welcome to UZITalk. I hope you enjoy it here as much as I have and get ready to have your questions answered by experts in the firearms field. No matter which model you have you will find a great deal of info here as well as a place to share your knowledge and experiences. I look forward to hearing more from you inthe future. Once again, welcome to the internets premiere UZI forum. Best regards,:welcome :thumbs_up
Make sure to check with amphibian on this site to take a look at the mounts he makes for the Docter red dot sight. They are awesome and have been spoken of with high regard on this site as of late..
Welcome to UZITalk. I hope you enjoy it here as much as I have and get ready to have your questions answered by experts in the firearms field. No matter which model you have you will find a great deal of info here as well as a place to share your knowledge and experiences. I look forward to hearing more from you inthe future. Once again, welcome to the internets premiere UZI forum. Best regards,:welcome :thumbs_up
scope mount?
i have armson oeg with uzi mount.the tritium is expired,so i took the oeg off.i just ordered from riflescopes.com a trijicon reflex with 6.5 moa and a weaver mount.the mount is basicly the same as the one vector sells.
i have armson oeg with uzi mount.the tritium is expired,so i took the oeg off.i just ordered from riflescopes.com a trijicon reflex with 6.5 moa and a weaver mount.the mount is basicly the same as the one vector sells.
wow...what a great board...I'm am a total newbie and got such a response from several of you regarding my post!!!! Thanks!!!!Amphibian, your mount does look great...going to have to try something like it...will let you know how it comes out
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