Scoped my TC white mountain carbine .54

[Howie1968]

First and foremost I know scoping a sidelock is taboo to many however I just wanted to. I mainly hunt trophy big dominate boar at night having a bait set up and Texas boars feeder lights. For the last 6 years I've taken many hogs at night 25 yards and less, using open sights a red headlamp and white paint on my front sight I angled the headlamp to see my rear sights and front sights.
I finally found a few sets of 9953 tc scope based and the 408 base made by weaver which attached to the 9953 base via 4 6-32 screws. Over the weekend I'm gonna decide what bullet it likes I've got a good supply of Hornady great plains .54 425 gr. A bunch of tc 430 maxi a few boxes of no excuse 535 gr and a bunch of Lee real 380 gr and have the 300 gr Lee real mold and the .380 gr mold. I have real black 2f graf powder and 3f in olde eynsford. I'm leary of pushing those 535 with more than 80 gr pyrodex RS. The recoil I can handle just don't want a busted stock. Put a Bushnell trophy 1.5 to to 4.5 shotgun scope with Weaver medium quad lock rings. Not sure if I like the quad lock rings I don't have a inch pound torque driver so snugged them up tight

 

[deermanok]

I hear ya with those heavy bullets. My old CVA 54, does very well with the old round ball, so I'll leave it at that. I think they're about 230 grains.
Not saying that heavy bullets are bad, just not for my old shoulder.

 

[snapbang]

First and foremost I know scoping a sidelock is taboo to many however I just wanted to.

I dont think its TABOO here. Live and let live. I think the "the other site" is a little more sensitive. Like the time I questioned about using BH 209 with scope, mounts, sabot, in a traditional rifle. Its all good.

 

[deermanok]

Absolutely agree with snapbang. If a scope keeps you in the woods and shooting than who is anyone else to say it's taboo. It's none of their business anyway.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Awesome, im putting together a mount to scope my .50 WMC

 

[snapbang]

Have at it muzzy. Remember, we are enablers, all of us, enablers.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I'm leary of pushing those 535 with more than 80 gr pyrodex RS. The recoil I can handle just don't want a busted stock.

imho, the most important thing to reduce cracking on TC stocks is not over tightening that lock screw on the opposite side.

 

[MrTom]

I don't have a inch pound torque driver so snugged them up tight

Take a few minutes and loc-tite those screws with the blue loc-tite.

 

[Howie1968]

Take a few minutes and loc-tite those screws with the blue loc-tite.

yes sir i dit to the 9953 base and the 4 screws of the 408 that mounts on top of the 9953

 

[Saxtonyoung]

Thompson Center purposely made scope mounts to fit many of their sidelocks so you wouldn't have to drill and tap your barrel so have at it and enjoy.

 

[Howie1968]

Yes sir did not have to drill and tap

 

[Hatchet Jack]

I would use the 535 grainers. I bet you would have no problem knocking those hogs off their feet with 65 to 70 grains of powder at the distance you plan on hunting at.

 

[Confederate rifleman]

Scopes.
Not illegal, immoral or fattening.
Enjoy Sir!

 

[eekjellander]

First and foremost I know scoping a sidelock is taboo to many however I just wanted to. I mainly hunt trophy big dominate boar at night having a bait set up and Texas boars feeder lights. For the last 6 years I've taken many hogs at night 25 yards and less, using open sights a red headlamp and white paint on my front sight I angled the headlamp to see my rear sights and front sights.
I finally found a few sets of 9953 tc scope based and the 408 base made by weaver which attached to the 9953 base via 4 6-32 screws. Over the weekend I'm gonna decide what bullet it likes I've got a good supply of Hornady great plains .54 425 gr. A bunch of tc 430 maxi a few boxes of no excuse 535 gr and a bunch of Lee real 380 gr and have the 300 gr Lee real mold and the .380 gr mold. I have real black 2f graf powder and 3f in olde eynsford. I'm leary of pushing those 535 with more than 80 gr pyrodex RS. The recoil I can handle just don't want a busted stock. Put a Bushnell trophy 1.5 to to 4.5 shotgun scope with Weaver medium quad lock rings. Not sure if I like the quad lock rings I don't have a inch pound torque driver so snugged them up tight

I shoot long 700 yds with a Renegade 45 (530 grain ) paper patched Eliptical using 80/81 grains of OE 1/1/2 F most every Friday at our club range (40 -55 rds) every Friday , with the Rice 1-17 barrel and a mercury reducer installed in the stock it weighs in a little less than 12LBs .Don't think you need to worry !/Ed

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I shoot long 700 yds with a Renegade 45 (530 grain ) paper patched Eliptical using 80/81 grains of OE 1/1/2 F most every Friday at our club range (40 -55 rds) every Friday , with the Rice 1-17 barrel and a mercury reducer installed in the stock it weighs in a little less than 12LBs .Don't think you need to worry !/Ed

Ive got one of those mercury reducers. Haven't got it in anything right now. How much difference did yours make? How many ounces is it?

 

[eekjellander]

Don't know been in use 3+ yrs and do not remember recoil ,maybe that caused the memory loss /hearing and cross eyes but it don't affect my shooting (much) I think /Ed

 

[gemihur]

Jeff Cooper never had this Scout in mind

 

[Semisane]

Shame on you Howie. One should never scope a sidelock. It's just wrong.

(As my Forum friends know, I have sinned.)

 

[Howie1968]

I've sinned again scoped my TC black mountain magnum I've got a 50 cal white mountain I think I'll put a peep on it

 

[Hausser1]

Don't know been in use 3+ yrs and do not remember recoil ,maybe that caused the memory loss /hearing and cross eyes but it don't affect my shooting (much) I think /Ed

I was always told these physical symptoms are attributable to "reading the articles" of certain magazines whilst going through puberty last month