Horrible gun mistakes/ malfunctions you have witnessed

[Spades of Columbia]

Originally Posted by Nyles

It would have had to have been a scout scope, the '86 (and all Winchester before the 94AE came out in the early 80s) eject straight to the top. However, I, and most others, tend to object pretty strongly to drilling and tapping a fine original firearm. Assuming the rifle isn't already screwed up and in decent shape, mounting a modern scope on an original Winchester '86 is essentially taking a $2000 rifle and spending $500 to turn it into a $600 rifle.

He could have got a side mount but then the scope would only be windage accurate at one point.