Well Gentlemen, you know what they say about hindsight; 50/50 and all that stuff.

In this picture of the dr you will see a set of bases that have been milled into the rib of the rifle.

I elected to go with a set of Dave Talley rings and bases with quick detachable rings. My gunsmith did a beautiful job of installing the bases. What Dave Talley neglected to tell me when I ordered the QD rings was the turning lever would hit the barrels and therefore would not function as designed. Therefore I ended up with a not so quick detachable scope mount.

My concern is, the bases have already been machined into the ribs. Can I have these bases removed and substituted with the Recknagel claw mount bases? The Dave Talley bases are held in with screws. I suppose they will have to be plugged and new holes drilled for the recknagel bases. And then there is the issue of the space that has been machined out of the rib to accomodate the Dave Talley base. I can't imagine the Recknagel base will be a perfect fit for the existing slot.

Also, you will notice the base behind the rear sight and the rear sight are the same height.

Comments, questions, concerns always welcome.

Kindest regards,

Carpediem

P.S. I guess one should be careful as to how quickly one seizes the day, LOL.