Re: Kimber 82G Scope Mount
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WSprtuaL</div><div class="ubbcode-body">EGW's Winchester 52 base fits the 82G. Let me add that I do not own one so I can not speak to how well it fits.
EGW Winchester 52 Tactical Picatinny Rail Scope Mount </div></div>
I'm willing to try that mount, but I have some concerns about it and would like to hear from people who have tried it on a Kimber 82G before I buy it. Once burned, twice cautious.
First, I was hoping to find a mount that would engage the 11mm dovetail on the top of the receiver, in the hope that it would be reasonably strong and would return reasonably close to zero after removal and replacement. This mount attaches to the barrel after removing the scope mounting block there, and cantilevers rearward over the receiver.
At least that's how it appears to me without having actually tried to fit it. So I would be trying to support a fairly long and heavy scope on a fairly long cantilever. That might work out fine under gentle range conditions, but I expect to be using this rifle as a long range hunting trainer under reasonably rugged field conditions. So I am a bit concerned about this mount's ruggedness.
Second, I am not confident that that mount would return closely to zero after removal and replacement. Again, I think this is a cantilever issue.
Third, it looks like that mount might overly impede access to the loading port and inhibit ejection and loading in a single shot rifle. I can't tell without trying this mount if it would make loading and ejection merely slightly more difficult, or nearly impossible.
So, although this mount may well fit the 82G, I would like to hear whether or not it actually works out well, practically speaking.