I'm going to stick with plan A and try and get the scope to stick. The screws they sent with the mount are very short. I can see the screw holes in the top of the receiver from inside, and there is another 2-3 mm of thread depth available. If this doesn't work I'm going to source longer screws.
If that doesn't work, I'm skipping the 'red' and going right for the 'grey'