Smith & Wesson 78G Mount ideas

havnt seen one these in 20years had one as trainer for my smith ans wesson rinfire version back in 1980s,good little pistol,no need to machine top of barrel off,its flat enuf to put short rail for halo type dot sight on,tho would require drilling and tapping couple holes for screws,not an issuse if dont mind messing with the guns collectable status,not being a collecter but a shooter myself i wouldnt hesitate to do so if wanted optical sights,those who collect airguns would consider doing so vandlisim i am sure but its your gun you do with it what you want mate,i could machine up a dove tail rail to suit for you,11mm rail better on pistols than the larger 20mm rails if you can find a sight these days with 11mm dove tail,20mm rails just too big and look ugly on pistols.

you could proberly do that if you removed rear sight and made a rail that fitted into sight recess and used cap screw into barrel screw hole etc but would need to make rail so didnt obstruct loading port or alternativly make a base that fitted on top but over the sides a little to keep it in postion with just the one cap screw,one screw never really strong enuf,specailly in soft alloy with only short thread,i allways make up mouts and rings myself for any handgun,have made them for many hard recoiling big bore revolvers over the years never had one shoot loose,i hate big ugly rings and bases on handguns, have just made set of 30mm one piece rings for my pcp revolver that not only look great but will never come loose from guns dovetail rail but this rail is machined into the top of gun not a seperate rail,so nothing to come loose,biggest problem when scoping a recoiless airpistol is having mount strong enuf the resist hard knocks etc or worse still being dropped and landing on scope or dot sight,as am not a collector i just drill and tap holes mate which is what would do if was my gun,but thats just me as said not a collector but a shooter mate,facts are you keep any gun long enuf it becomes collectable to some one,guns made be used not just looked at and fondled .