I am trying to install a scope on my Savage mod 24, 22/410 over/under. I find that the .22 barrel has a 3/8" dovetail for .22 cal scope rings but the barrel is a very small diameter and the ring clamps do not go deep enough to engage the groove. I took the rings and gun to our local sports shop to find all the .22 rings were the same as what I have. The shop owner couldn't find anything in his catalogue on this gun requiring special mounts and suggested I file my rings untill they fit. I set up a makeshift rig to try to machine them in my drill press but after removing some metal, realized I won't be able to do this with any precision. I probably could set something up that would mill these but I don't really have the time. Gotta get those squirrels that are invading my place instead. :D Anyone familiar with this rifle or issue? Image credit;toyadz.com

I inheirited my grandfather's A.O. Niedner rifle. It has a Thomas Shelhamer- style stock that he made himself. On the barrel, 180 degrees from the Niedner stamp is the mark of another wildcatter in the '20s that bored barrels from Arizona (if I remember correctly),it's too late at night to be tearing the rifle apart. It has open sights, although I recall as a child it had what they called a spring mounted scope that must have disappeared over the years. I don't even know what it's Mauser action (1894 or 1903 or whatever?) is chambered for, a local gunsmith did a casting and opined it might be a .256 Gibbs Magnum. Anyway, is anyone interested in this rifle? I've got stories galore about it's history with not too many documents. I am not a shooter, but I am a mechanic and this is one beautiful piece of machinery. I would rather see it in the hands of someone who would enjoy it than to see it kept forever gathering dust in it's case under my bed. Not really interested in any e-bay sell-a-thon, just would like to know what it's worth and if anyone would be interested in it.