Martini Cadet Scope

[Wide Boy]

I am looking at sporterizing a Martini Cadet, possible caliber 32-20, 22 hornet or 17 hornet. I would prefer a scope over iron sights, the only scope option is a scout style scope with the mounts on the barrel.

Has anyone used this arrangement?

regards Wideboy.

[bladeracer]

I am looking at sporterizing a Martini Cadet, possible caliber 32-20, 22 hornet or 17 hornet. I would prefer a scope over iron sights, the only scope option is a scout style scope with the mounts on the barrel.

Has anyone used this arrangement?

regards Wideboy.

Not on a Martini, but I have used a 2-7x Scout scope on some milsurps. I struggle with using it in the field but it's fine for shooting off a bench. In the field I tend to be trying to look around the scope rather than through it, but with sufficient time spent on it I would think I could adapt.

You could look at making an offset mount to move the scope to the left of centre to leave room for feeding and ejection. The chamberings you mention are all relatively short-range so the offset wouldn't be significant. Zero the windage at your maximum intended range and it will group slightly to the left at intermediate distances. If you offset the scope 20mm, and zero at 200m, your group centre would be 10mm to the left of point of aim at 100m. Making the mount is easy, a short length of aluminium T-section screwed to the side of the receiver, and a short picatinny rail screwed on top of that.

[bigpete]

You should be able to get a cantliver style mount. I had one on my old 222 rimmed. Only advice I can give is avoid a variable power scope with a large adjustment ring,it'll foul the cases coming out. Stick with a fixed power.

[Wapiti]

If it helps, there's an interesting YouTube channel called "On the Scout",
a dude who is a hunting guide in the US and he is a fan of "scout" rifles and their scopes, the current ones available and the pros and cons of mounting forward and back.
His videos on that informed me a lot.
He shows the differences, tests the scopes against one another and is someone who uses them in a professional sense.

[morerams]

Use a base to fit the Browning pump 22, it comes back over the action and you use a normal rifle scope.

[pedro4977]

I have a martini cadet in .222 rimmed ackley improved. The action is the only thing surviving from the original rifle, it has a Monte Carlo style 2-piece stock and a medium heavy almost straight taper 24" barrel. It has two blocks about 35mm long with 15mm dovetail style mounts screwed to the barrel. The rear block is right up back against the action and the font block is 98mm down the barrel centre to centre, with about 66mm between the two blocks. The blocks sit about 9mm off the barrel in height.
I have a Leupould 4.5-14x50 VX3 with a 30mm tube on it in med-high Sportsmatch mounts. I can't see any reason not to put a length of pic rail on the barrel, mine was done in the 70's or 80's and pic rails weren't a thing. With most scopes you shouldn't have any dramas getting correct eye relief with this same setup but use a one piece pic rail. If you are looking at having a gunsmith do it, see if they have done martinis before. I enjoy shooting my martini, they are great for a walk around varmint rifle, even with a heavy barrel, mine has taken many foxes and rabbits. But If you really want one, for the cost you are probably best off getting a second hand one, see them come up on used guns occasionally with all the work done. The .222 rimmed is reloading only but Bertram brass is good and available. Just can't load them too spicy or they won't extract. Ive heard of people doing them in .357mag which would be grouse!
Good luck with whichever way you go.