Marstar Canada: SKS Scout Mount info

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1) SAFETY! Make sure the rifle is unloaded and pointed in a safe direction before continuing with the project.
If your SKS has a pin in the rear sight punch it out and remove it.
Out of all the SKS that I own the only one that has a pin is the Chinese.

2) Later on, you are going to want to bore sight the scope it is a good idea to remove the reciever cover, recoil spring, bolt, bolt carrier, magazine and trigger.

3) You should really have the firearm secured in a gun vise so your hands are free to work.
Take a flat blade screw driver and press down all the way on the front of the rear sight blade.

4) While the rear sight is fully depressed, simultaneously pull the rear sight to the rear and then remove it.

5) Unscrew the four upper hex screws, on the mount, that hold in the posts of the rail.
There are two upper screws on each side.

6) Pull the rail straight out. As I stated earlier, the post and post holes are a pretty tight fit.
You probably cannot, but you should not try to pull the rail posts out at an angle.

7) Shows the comparison between the original rear sight on the left and the rear sight the is cut into the base of the Scoutscopes.com scope mount. Pretty smart!

8) Next remove the retaining pin set screw.

9) Slide out the retaining pin. Note that the flat groove cut into the retaining pin.
When you reinstall the pin you need to make certain this flat part points upwards towards the bottom of the set screw or the set screw will not properly hold the retaining pin in place.

10) Place the mount into the rear sight base as shown in figure 10.

11) I found using a quick clamp to hold the scope mount in place frees up both of your hands so you can insert the retaining pin easily.

12) Insert the retaining pin with the flat side point directly upwards.

13) Insert the set screw and lock the pin in place. It is a good idea to place a small drop of non-permanent screw lock (loc-tite) on the set screw prior to installing it.

14) Insert the posts of the scope rail straight down into the holes. Make certain the longer end of the scope rail points forward.

15) Tighten the upper screws to hold the scope rail posts in place.
Stated in the instructions it says to always tighten the screws on the right hand side first, followed by the screws on the left side.
I believe this helps the scope, when reinstalled, return to zero.

16) Tighten the upper screws on the left hand side.

17) Install the scope.

18) Next peer down the bore and sight in (place your focal point so it is directly aligned in the center of the bore) on a specific spot on a far wall.
Then while being careful to not move the firearm, adjust the elevation of the scope so it is over the same exact spot on the wall.
Then check again through the bore and scope to make certain they are still aligned.

19) Finally the instructions say to tighten the lower screws to lock in the scope.
Perform the bore sight in again making certain to align this time both the elevation and the windage so it is directly over the same exact spot that you have centered in the bore.
This will give you a somewhat close sight adjustment and will either get you on the paper or close.

20) Next I reassembled the carbine.

21) Figure 21 shows the finished project!