Most of the early 3/4″ Stith mounts had no windage adjustment, but there were a few made that did. After World War II, they came out with 1″ mounts to handle some of the many 1″ scopes that were becoming wildly popular. First available in 3/4″ sizes for early scopes such as the Weaver 330 and Weaver 29S, by the start of the 1940’s they had added a 7/8″ version to handle scopes such as the Lyman Alaskan. Stith mounts evolved as the scopes did, starting up in the mid-30’s when rifle scopes were first becoming common on big game rifles. 1940 Savage 99RS in 250-3000 with Stith 7/8″ mount, Lyman Alaskan scope While perfectly functional and offering windage adjustment via the base, it offered little advantage over standard scope bases with newer scopes which had internal adjustments. A new Stith mount called the Stith Master Mount was produced for a while in the 1950’s that used the rear tang screws for the same type of rear scope base and the front receiver scope screw holes for the front scope base. 1939 Savage 99G in 300 Savage with Stith 3/4″ mount, Weaver 330 scopeįor Savage 99’s, Stith’s Install It Yourself mounts seem to have disappeared from the market shortly after Savage Arms started drilling all their receivers for scope bases in 1954.
They are extremely popular on vintage Savage 99’s because they allow the use of a scope without drilling holes in the receiver. Stith for a variety of rifles from the mid-1930’s up into the 1950’s, and they can be amazingly accurate on many vintage firearms. There are a wide variety of vintage sights, scopes and scope mounting options that were made for the Savage 99 in the decades before scopes became commonplace, but few are as interesting and well designed as the Stith Install It Yourself mounts.
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