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Offline ralfus

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Contender Burris mount question
« on: July 14, 2009, 11:07:12 AM »
I have a Burris mount for my TC and it has a screw threaded into the top behind the mounting screws and in front of the rear ring location. What is this screw for?
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Re: Contender Burris mount question
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2009, 12:13:25 PM »
It's a recoil stop screw for the rear ring.   Rear ring is windage adjustable and so not as solid front to back as the dovetail front ring without that screw.  Don't remove it.
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Re: Contender Burris mount question
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 12:30:18 PM »
I have Leupold rings on it now and the screw does not touch the ring, I assume this only works with Burris rings??

I went to the Burris website but there was no info about it.
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Re: Contender Burris mount question
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2009, 02:28:07 PM »
So you think a Burris LU-T base should also work with Leupold rings not designed for that base?    ::)   Leupold's standard TC bases offered are dual dovetail and quick release.  They do not offer a windage base for the TC's IOW.  Their windage rings are for their standard bases, not the Burris LU base.


   
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Re: Contender Burris mount question
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2009, 04:12:16 PM »
Quote from: Ladobe on July 16, 2009, 02:28:07 PM
So you think a Burris LU-T base should also work with Leupold rings not designed for that base?    ::)   Leupold's standard TC bases offered are dual dovetail and quick release.  They do not offer a windage base for the TC's IOW.  Their windage rings are for their standard bases, not the Burris LU base.

 

Thanks for the sarcasm and condescension. It's nice to come to a forum looking for help and getting attitude instead.

Leupold, Millett, Burris and Redfield all make the "rotary dovetail" style rings and they are interchangeable. Redfield designed them in the 1930's and the others copied and they interchange without issue. The Burris LU-T base that I have uses a rotary style arrangement and my Leupold rings fit fine.

Are you also going to tell me that I can't put Leupold QRW rigns on a Weaver base? Same difference.

If the Burris rings are wider front to back and bear against the recoil stop screw then that would be something good to share. If the Burris ring does not touch the recoil stop screw then the brand does not matter, now does it?
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Re: Contender Burris mount question
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2009, 09:13:30 PM »
I thik Ladobe was trying to share some informatin with you, not to start a fight.  We don't do that here at GBO.  In fact folks that do don't last long here.
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