Originally Posted by
pennineway.fswo
Hi Wildoliver
Sportsmatch do make some mounts to fit the very wide dovetail. I bought a set last year from one of the dealers that advertise in AGW. I then fitted a 3-7x32 tasco scope that is quite heavy but has not moved in the shallow dovetails.
The bad news is that the mounts were not cheap - about £24
I hope this helps. You could also try J Knibbs International at Shustoke near Coleshill
With regard to the rear sight; have you tried calling at, or phoning a few gunsmiths(older type businesses, that do repairs). I needed a rear sight for a mk11 Airsporter a couple of years ago. I called in at Melbourne Guns and Tackle and the assistant pulled out a box full of sight spares and there was one to fit. He charged £5 and included a number of other sights and bits and pieces that have also proved useful
I agree with Airsporter 1st, that the gun looks better without scope and I would go so far as to say that IMO.the Mk1 and Mk11 Airsporters are the most attractive air rifles money can still buy
I have another (mint) Mk11 that I would not fit a scope to and it shoots pretty well with open sights even at 50 yards(bench rested of course)
Incidently , many Mk11's with new springs are very pellet fussy. JK sells 5.6mm Marksmen pellets just for the old type British air rifles. I know that Marksmen are not the Rolls Royce in the pellet world,(more the Trabant) but these pellets have 5.80 to 5.90mm tail diameters, and if you have time to sort out the 5% or so bad ones (with vernier or mic.) then they group very well at long range.
A weaker spring in a Mk11 enables you to use many of the 5.5mm pellets available.
Enjoy the rifle, I look forward to seeing the pics
John