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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Apr 15^th, 2026 at 7:11pm	Print Post
	Wes said that he would disown me if I put scope blocks on my DST 32-40 high wall so I got cataract surgery instead. I always thought it would be advantageous to scope it just for load development to rule out poor iron sight techniques. Well today, just to prove that I have more time than common sense, I made an adapter to mount a scope for my bullet testing session tomorrow, No Winchesters were harmed in this process. Jack

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #1 - Apr 15^th, 2026 at 7:14pm	Print Post
	There are wooden tongue depressor sticks stuck to the bottom of the aluminum angle with carpet tape where it touches the top of the barrel. excuse the finger over the lens on the close up shot.

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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 443 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #2 - Apr 15^th, 2026 at 7:26pm	Print Post
	Awesome. How does it shoot?


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #3 - Apr 15^th, 2026 at 7:56pm	Print Post
	I won't know until tomorrow morning. I just finished it 1/2 hour ago. I will keep the forum updated.

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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2571 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #4 - Apr 15^th, 2026 at 11:32pm	Print Post
	Very clever You might need to invent a lower height version. Also you could add a red dot and a laser or flashlight now. Chris.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #5 - Apr 15^th, 2026 at 11:54pm	Print Post
	If I were to do it right, I would make a proper forearm with extra wood on the left side only to mount the angle. I would also replace the filler in the rear sight dovetail with one threaded for a screw and secure the top of the angle to it. Probably install proper sight dovetails for a Lyman scope. Then again, I did have cataract surgery and should be able to shoot the iron sights

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gewehrfreund Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 458 Location: Cortland Joined: Jan 24^th, 2005	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #6 - yesterday at 8:19am	Print Post
	The Phillips head screws are the piece de resistance


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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2571 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #7 - yesterday at 9:13am	Print Post
	Is that an original Winchester barrel Jack? Chris.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #8 - yesterday at 9:41am	Print Post
	It is an original #4 weight barrel that has markings indicating that it was shipped as a barrel only. The bore is excellent. The lower tang has never had a serial number which Winchester gurus said was most likely shipped separately as well. All indications are that it was assembled prior to 1909 or so. I have plenty of scoped high walls so leaving this as an iron sight rifle is ok by me. Jack

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #9 - yesterday at 4:22pm	Print Post
	Just got back from the range. The scope adapter worked just fine. Unfortunately it didn't resolve my butter choice issue. It did seem to allow me to shoot slightly better that the iron sights, but I believe that could be related to the targets being in the shade all morning. I have two bullets that shoot better than the others, one is too long and tips slightly and the other I got from Bob Zimmerman's estate and I have no mould for it. I do hav enough to shoot a few matches. I have a couple of other moulds that I will cast some bullets from and try later this summer. As far as the Saturday match, I should score a solid second place that just happens to be last place as well. Jack

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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2571 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #10 - yesterday at 5:29pm	Print Post
	Wow, I see why you wouldn't want to drill and tap that one.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #11 - yesterday at 7:58pm	Print Post
	Here it is with a short range Heilman soule sight.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12258 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #12 - yesterday at 9:46pm	Print Post
	Gosh, that's a perty rifle. I want it!! Bad!

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3712 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Shhhh! Don't Tell Wes I Put a Scope on my DST HW Reply #13 - yesterday at 10:13pm	Print Post
	You are going to have to wait until I am dead. And no cheating. Killing me doesn’t count

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