Any Picatinny Rails for the Blaze ?

[JayJay-O]

Still looking to upgrade the open sights on my Blaze. Has Mossberg developed any
new Blaze specific Pic rails yet ? I've looked around & all existing kits (attached pic)
are out of stock. Any input/advice welcome. Thanks in advance.

 

[cmcdonald]

I haven't seen much for aftermarket support for the Blaze. Is the top of the receiver already tapped for mounting a rail?

 

[CaddmannQ]

I had the same problem with my Mossberg 464.

I ended up finding a rail for a Thompson pistol, made by Kwiksite (sp ?), which I was able to modify by cutting it shorter and drilling a hole.

The key factor was that the curvature of the Thompson rail matched the curvature of the Mossberg receiver.

 

[JayJay-O]

I haven't seen much for aftermarket support for the Blaze. Is the top of the receiver already tapped for mounting a rail?

No, just a dove tail groove on the plastic receiver. Which is unfortunate since any scope/rail that will fit the 3/8 base will have to come off everytime we clean or disassemble.

 

[cmcdonald]

No, just a dove tail groove on the plastic receiver. Which is unfortunate since any scope/rail that will fit the 3/8 base will have to come off everytime we clean or disassemble.

That's frustrating for sure.

Would something like this work for your situation?

https://www.amazon.ca/UTG-Generation-Dovetail-Picatinny-Adaptor/dp/B01IWPI3EY

 

[JayJay-O]

That's frustrating for sure.

Would something like this work for your situation?

https://www.amazon.ca/UTG-Generation-Dovetail-Picatinny-Adaptor/dp/B01IWPI3EY

Hmmm, I'm not too sure about my metric conversion but I think 9mm-11mm would fit the 3/8 dovetail base right ?

 

[cmcdonald]

Yeah, 9mm is a frog hair (like .5mm) smaller than 3/8. So, it should work. Not a ton of risk for 18 bucks either.

 

[JayJay-O]

Ok, here's the pic rail mounted on the Blaze.
Next will probably be the TruGlo red dot to complete this cheapie rig.
Thank you btw for all the fyi's !

 

[JayJay-O]

Ok, so I bought & mounted the TruGlo on the pic rail but had to return it due to a cracked lens.

I'm thinking of replacing it with the Bushnell TRS-25, would this fit on top the of 3/8 dovetail or pic rail though ?
How can you tell if it fits ?

Both pics below :

 

[cmcdonald]

For sure it will. The base of the red dot sight is adjustable. It will mount up exactly like the Tru-Glo did. All the red dot sights are compatible with 1913 picatinny rails. Your rail is meant to be a go between dovetail, weaver and picatinny.

Good to go! Let 'er rip!

 

[JayJay-O]

For sure it will. The base of the red dot sight is adjustable. It will mount up exactly like the Tru-Glo did. All the red dot sights are compatible with 1913 picatinny rails. Your rail is meant to be a go between dovetail, weaver and picatinny.

Good to go! Let 'er rip!

Thanks again, hopefully I get the Canadian made Bushnell & not the chinese clone.

Cheers !