Marshall;
First, thanks for the articles - excellent info.
I myself have the 45-70 Marlin, but much of what you write about is not necessarily directly related, but certainly related as to the type of firearm.
My question concerns the modified scope base that your are using. As I understand it, you have cut off the last screw hole portion of the base to allow you to mount a reciever sight. This does let you use a scope and reciever sight. I am assuming from your further comments in the article that you seldom use a scope for hunting.
My question is, due to eyesight that is not as good as it was, I use a scope most of the time, but have occasions where I would like to use a reciever sight, If I mount a scope to the base that uses only the three mounting screws, how much am I compromising the strength of the mount. For the rings I have some Leupold OR rings to be used on a Weaver Mount.
I am concerned with the recoil shearing effect with heavy 45-70 loads.
Thanks