Converting to a Weaver mount

[jay1313g]

For Christmas, I bought my 7 yr old one of the Davey Crickett rifles. (Really cool camo on stainless.) I wanted to add a red dot scope to "tacticool" it up for him. I ordered the scope rail directly from Crickett and then realized it's too narrow to mount the red dot scope ($30 model from Wal Mart). The red dot scope says it fits a Weaver base. What can I use to convert the narrow scope rail to a Weaver base so this thing will fit?

I'm sure there's something out there but I'm just not bright enough to know what to buy.

Thanks!

Jay

[Oh Shoot]

For Christmas, I bought my 7 yr old one of the Davey Crickett rifles. (Really cool camo on stainless.) I wanted to add a red dot scope to "tacticool" it up for him. I ordered the scope rail directly from Crickett and then realized it's too narrow to mount the red dot scope ($30 model from Wal Mart). The red dot scope says it fits a Weaver base. What can I use to convert the narrow scope rail to a Weaver base so this thing will fit?

I'm sure there's something out there but I'm just not bright enough to know what to buy.

Thanks!

Jay

- Either get Weaver rail from Crickett or elsewhere that fits the holes on the Crickett

or

- Get scope rings that fit the scope that also fit the "tip off" (3/8") narrow rail you apparently have

(some of those fat red dot scopes dont have removable rings/mounts, so first option may be about it).

Ruger makes a combination tip off AND Weaver rail for their 10/22, don't guess Crickett does also?

(gives you a little more freedom fitting variety of stuff)

I don't know of any "adapters" to make tip off/weaver or vice versa, but if there are, it wouldn't be an optimal method, IMO.

- OS

Edited December 6, 2009 by OhShoot