Drill & tap, Midway, & my dumb mistake...

So my drill & tap set came in and I proceed with my Mauser scope mount project. I'm using the standard 6-48 tap and go ahead and drill my hole. The envelope says the drill is a #32, which is supposed to be 0.116", right? When I go tap the hole, I realize it is completely oversized! Frantically, I measure the drill to find it's actually 0.140". It honestly never occurred to me not to trust the packaging. Lesson learned. I have to wonder if anyone else has had this happen. I contacted Midway, and recounted the story. They gave me the standard "..you can return said defective product for credit, blah blah.." A little miffed, I responded that that wouldn't really help my situation and maybe they should send me the right damn drill bit. They then said they would as a "one time courtesy".
Anyway, I guess the lesson is measure first, drill later.

I think I'm going to go with a #8 for that hole. The other ones at the rear are OK.

"Might be a blessing in disguise ." - You may be right. No, gonna keep it in 7x57. This was a project gun from way back.. It's a 95 Chilean. (I wish I would have gotten two when I bought it, I'd have kept one original) Anyway, barrel already been cut & crowned, the scope mount is forward, LER, 'scout' rifle idea.

"8-32 for THAT hole"? Oh Boy! How are you drilling to start with? Drill Press, Bridgeport?? "

8-40. The drill they sent turned out to be about a #28, or 0.140", perfect for an 8-40 tap. Drill press, maybe not a professional jig to hold the piece, but pretty solid, and seems to work if I go slow.