Putting a Weaver 63b scope base on Henry Lever Action

THERAVEN · April 2, 2023, 12:43 PM

Which way do I put the base on. Two holes to the front or four holes to the front.

Shadow9mm · April 2, 2023, 12:47 PM

I would think that, if there were any overhang, it would need to go in the front. Which henry do you have, or rather, what cartridge? When I had mine I used the EGW mount. worked beautifully.

**44 AMP** · April 2, 2023, 01:51 PM

Bing shows photos of the base on a Henry rifle, with the base overhang to the front of the action. Generally speaking, putting the multiple holes to the front allows mounting on different length actions.

The mount is made for Marlins, does work on some Henrys. Lay the base on top of the action, and see which holes line up with the mounting holes in the action. You want the base overhang at the front, not the rear of the action.

Bubba J · April 13, 2023, 03:01 PM

I had a gunsmith install a scope on my Henry 30/30 (I wanted to use his gun range so I had him do the install)

He was saying the pre-drilled hole for a scope were the same as you'd see on a Winchester 30/30

I used see thru scope mounts so I could soot using the scope of the manual sites.

April 2, 2023, 12:43 PM	#1
THERAVEN Member Join Date: February 24, 2009 Posts: 31	Putting a Weaver 63b scope base on Henry Lever Action Which way do I put the base on. Two holes to the front or four holes to the front.

April 2, 2023, 12:47 PM	#2
Shadow9mm Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,974	I would think that, if there were any overhang, it would need to go in the front. Which henry do you have, or rather, what cartridge? When I had mine I used the EGW mount. worked beautifully. __________________ I don't believe in "range fodder" that is why I reload.

April 2, 2023, 01:51 PM	#3
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,839	Bing shows photos of the base on a Henry rifle, with the base overhang to the front of the action. Generally speaking, putting the multiple holes to the front allows mounting on different length actions. The mount is made for Marlins, does work on some Henrys. Lay the base on top of the action, and see which holes line up with the mounting holes in the action. You want the base overhang at the front, not the rear of the action. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

April 13, 2023, 03:01 PM	#4
Bubba J Junior Member Join Date: April 13, 2023 Posts: 14	I had a gunsmith install a scope on my Henry 30/30 (I wanted to use his gun range so I had him do the install) He was saying the pre-drilled hole for a scope were the same as you'd see on a Winchester 30/30 I used see thru scope mounts so I could soot using the scope of the manual sites.