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I am going to be mounting a scope on my BB.357 Carbine. On the Henry pride site, I found the Talley scope mount (HTBBRBS) and will be using a Leupold VX-Freedom 3-9x40mm scope. My eyes are older than they used to be, or those deer have become masters of camouflage.

Do I need a hammer extension? Or does the base sit high enough?

It will be at least two weeks before I can bring my rifle home from the LGS, I am scheduled out for work, then I have the Illinois 3 day wait once I present my ID and fill out the 4473. The Statutory language states the waiting period begins when the agreement is made with the seller, if it is a transfer with an FFL like my situation, however, most gun stores in Il will start the clock when you do the paperwork. They would rather be safe than sorry, and I do not blame them.

I had to put a hammer extension on mine

I have the Tally mount on my BBS 357 and really like it. I highly recommend the Grovtec hammer extender.

Thank you, gentlemen. Now off to henrypride to make my order.

On my BBS 357 I used the Henry picatinny mount and medium heights rings to mount my Freedom 2-7x32. It cleared the hammer well enough that I didn’t use a hammer extension. This setup barley cleared the rear sight. Your scope will have a 40mm exit so may need to be mounted higher. Also hammer clearance will be affected by how far forward/rearward you mount the scope for your eye relief. I found with the Big Boy stock I need a cheek riser to properly align my eye with the scope. You’ll see in the last pic how close the scope is to the rear sight. But if your scope is mounted more forward the clearance increases. Sure wish Henry put a folding rear sight on these rifles.

Hatchdog, nice setup.

I have the same mount as Hatch on my 41BBS.
I did not really need the hammer extension, but I like them and they do make pulling the hammer back easier.
Especially in a hunting situation. I have them on most of my scoped leverguns.


RP

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:00 am

I did not really need the hammer extension, but I like them and they do make pulling the hammer back easier.

Yes. Whether the hammer is accessible or not, the extender does make it easier IMO.

A lot of good feedback. Appreciate you all.

What torque did you guys use to mount the bases?

Oh wow, Don't have my notes in front of me right now, however, if memory serves me correctly, I think I went 15 to 18 inch lbs. and used purple locktite. I bought and used a Wheeler Fat Wrench driver and have not had to re-adjust since. I will re-post if I discover I'm wrong. Sorry FP, I know this might not help given that I'm unsure, but I think those are the specs I used. I do remember though that the ring cap screws were recommended by Talley to be at 17 to 20 inch lbs. I just confirmed that. The torque on the base is per gun mfr. recommended specs which is how I arrived at the 15 to 18 inch lbs. I believe that is what Henry told me. One can always go tighter, however, overtightening can result in a stripped receiver...

I used the values that were on the instruction sheet that came with my bases.

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:00 am

I have the same mount as Hatch on my 41BBS.
I did not really need the hammer extension, but I like them and they do make pulling the hammer back easier.
Especially in a hunting situation. I have them on most of my scoped leverguns.


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RP

Randy, does Vortex still make that scope?

I believe so Tom.

RP

Appreciate the input. I haven't got all these things together and just want to be pro active. I also know that some of you have a lot of experience and may have better advice that some instructions that come with things anymore.