Took some time but here's a sneak peak of one of the first 10 prototypes of the new scope mount we are about to offer to the public.

More pics coming showing it mounted forward, and backward, for any style scope or red dot or whatever.
CNC machined from 6061 T-6 Aluminum with Mil Std 1913 picatinny rail. Anodized and finished matte black, (for the time being) and supplied with 4 screws and instructions on where to drill & tap. Can be mounted with rail pointing rearward for the shorter eye relief scopes and red dots, and can be mounted pointing forward for longer eye relief scopes.
The Carrier and Bolt can be removed for cleaning the gun, without disturbing the mount/scope at all. And the round slot milled into the inside upper area allow you to see your iron sights as well.
The mounting slots serve the purpose of getting your scope lined up as far as elevation is concerned, as many SKSs have barrels that may not be attached to the receiver squarely and may point up or down slightly, but normally not far enough off left to right to prevent using the scopes adjustments to get it dialed in. And it can be mounted "above" the stock, or small modification to the stock allows slightly lower mounting.
It's looking like this mount is going to retail at twice the cost of the Choate mount, but is much lighter, has quality machining and looks, and is as stable, if not more so than all the others. (bad news last, but it is a quality American made product)
Stay tuned as we have plans to make a special offer tomorrow, to the first 10 that would like to send their barreled receiver, scope and rings, for mount/drilling/tapping/mounting/boresighting package deal.