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Model 341 AT Special?

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Last fall I bought a refinished Remington model 341 at a gun show. I noticed then that the receiver was drilled and tapped and assumed someone drilled and tapped the rifle for a scope after it left the factory. The barrel code is KE (May, 1937) and the serial number under the wood is in the 18,000 range.

Today I was browsing Marcott and Gyde’s book on Remington rimfire rifles and noticed mention of a “Model 341 AT Special” which was factory drilled for a Weaver 4X scope and a #3 mount.

Now I’m curious, do I have an “AT Special”? The receiver appears to be drilled for #6 screws, with a single hole approximately 0.375 inches in front of the receiver port and a second hole approximately 0.325 inches behind the receiver port, with a distance of 2.743 inches c-c between the holes.

Does anyone have a Weaver #3 mount that measurements could be taken to see if these mounting holes are correct for a #3 mount, or can anyone confirm that Remington only used two holes for mounting the scope? Most aftermarket drill and tap jobs I have seen usually use two holes in front and two holes in back. Gyde’s book shows two photos of rifle mounted scopes, but not enough detail to see two or four mounting screws.

Harry
 
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My 341 AT came with a T03 side mount and a 344 Weaver scope. Hole spacing between screw holes 2.35. #10 thumb screw holes centers .23 from the front and rear vertical edge of the action port.

Changed out the cloudy 344 for a Weaver G6 with a Litschert power booster. Looks like I need to clean the dried up oil varnish from the action, mount and bolt. Add that to tomorrows project list.

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[QUOTE Now I'm curious, do I have an "AT Special"? The receiver appears to be drilled for #6 screws, with a single hole approximately 0.375 inches in front of the receiver port and a second hole approximately 0.325 inches behind the receiver port, with a distance of 2.743 inches c-c between the holes. [/QUOTE]

I have a 341-P that came from Remington with these same holes. I have checked the spacing and they are exactly the same as you measured. These two holes were drilled for the Lyman 422 Expert 4X scope made from 1936-1942.

In 1938 the scope was priced at an extra $8.25 when purchased with the rifle. The scope mount did not interfere with the original peep sights. The peep sight could be lifted for use of the open rear sight thus allowing independent use of any of the three sight systems. Mossberg had been doing this for years.
 
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