Pump Shotgun Scope Mount

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Due to the NJ regulations, if I want to hunt coyotes at night, which I do, I have to use a shotgun. No options!
I want to mount a scope on a Remington model 10 pump shotgun. I bought 2 Picatinny rails from EGW, not here yet, made for a Thompson Center contender. The reason being that the rails come with a slight radius on the bottom and the receiver has a bit of a curve. I know the shotgun is old and "well used" has a 21" riot barrel and a 30"er also. A??? replacement buttstock and the original tootsie roll forend . No numbers match but they are all Remington. Works great. I want to put a Pulsar C50 which I have on it.
Has anyone done this or worked on one of these shotguns personally?
Use of the picatinny rail allows me to swap the scope to my Contender which I plan to us in PA which allows 24/7 rifle or shotgun for coyotes and thermal/ digital.
Looking for some help???
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration .
Semper Fidelis
Soup
 
I've never handled a Model 10. I did tap and mount a picatinny rail on a supernova and the receiver was so thin it stripped the screws under recoil (used thread locker too) and the scope hit me (using 4 Buck and Tungsten BB shot). A scope saddle mount work best (I doubt anyone makes one for the 10) as it uses the takedown pin holes and gave me no issues. I sold the SN because it rattled too much. I now run a Weatherby SA 459 with a pistol grip and it came with pic rail. Don't know NJ hunting regs so probably not much help.

PS: I've ran a shotgun scope with a red light for a few years. I've found that a red dot worked better with a light at night. Now I run a IR laser and PVS-14 which I like best.

 
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TXCOONDOG,
Thank you for your reply.
Years ago, I wanted to mount a scope on an 1100 but it didn't have enough metal same as you ran into. This old bird is kind of thick so I'm going to do some more searching before I drill any holes. I've also got an old J C Higgins bolt action 12 gauge with a dog d>>k (poly choke) on the end, but the barrel is about 28".
Don't really want to buy a new shotgun, maybe someone will chime in.
Thank you once again.
Semper Fidelis
Soup
 
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