Yep, I know it's blasphemy but I have no choice. I just got a "new to me" Browning Low Wall in absolutely mint condition. It's a 357mag reamed to 357max. I've been wanting one of these for years and finally got one. I was always under the impression that all low walls were drilled and tapped for scope mounts. In fact, the booklet that came with the gun says they are all drilled and tapped. Guess the book is wrong, this one isn't. I'd leave it alone but the problem is my eyes just can't see iron sights anymore. Not under any conditions. Old age just caught up to me. I've got to scope it if I want to use it. I'd like to know if anyone on here has a low wall with an octagon barrel that is drilled and tapped. My new gun has half octagon and half round. I want to mount Leupold bases on the gun and need to know if anyone has one already drilled and tapped from the factory, what the diameter of the barrel is 4" in front of the receiver. That would tell me if the mount they are using would fit on my gun. My barrel is .822" at that point. If the full octagon and the half octagon are the same dimension at that point (that's where the base would go) I think I can D&T it and use the same bases they use on the regular low walls (mine's the Traditional Hunter model). I'd appreciate any help or guidance here.

nsb,

  I have one in the shop right now that is D&T for scope mounts. I will measure the locations and spacing and PM them to you.

SSS

If you want to get out to 200yds you might need to add .030 to the rear of the base not including any existing barrel taper or you might run out of scope elevation.

JLouis

You are very welcome, I did not want you to spend any time or money if it did not get you to where you might want to go.

JLouis

colo native wrote on Apr 6^th, 2014 at 8:29pm:

Leupold's web site says "not for the Traditional Hunter" model. That's the one I have. They may fit, and then again they may not. The other low walls have either a full octagon barrel or a full round barrel. Mine has half and half and I don't know if the octagon portion is the same size as the other ones. If I get feedback that they are the same size where I want to drill and tap for the base, I'll feel confident in doing so. If I get feedback that there is a difference in size in this area, I'll have to figure out something else. As a former carpenter, I go by the motto "measure twice, cut once".

SSS,
I really appreciate you taking the time to measure this for me. It pretty much tells me that if I can find a mount for either the Winchester or any Browning Low Wall, it will fit. I was afraid that having the half/half barrel that it wouldn't fit. Thanks again.
NSB