Thread: Ring and base identification

These have been sitting in my bits and pieces for years. I intend to pay these forward but no point unless I can identify what they fit. Pretty sure the blued ones are Conetrol. Assistance appreciated. Cheers

Those first ones are indeed conetrol but couldnt hazard a guess to the bases. I would like first dibs if you do get rid 9f them as I might have a project for them.
I think the second lot might be lynx rings and bases

Check the rings - they may be 26mm rather than 1"

99% sure those Conetrol bases are for a BSA Hunter/Regent action.The split base with cap screw clamping provides anti recoil friction required due to the fact that the (early)Hunter action parallel rear receiver bridge didn't have a milled detent to accept a base spigot.BSA latter on did mill an anti recoil detent hence the latter default Parker Hale bases do have a locking spigot.How do I know all this? Just brought one with those very same Conetrols.

@bluebaiter. That would make sense. About 40 years ago I had a BSA Hunter 7 x 57. I've certainly had those bases and rings hanging around for a long time.

Yip the Viscount action ain't got the detent,but the successor Majestic action did from the early 60's onwards

@RugerM77 hmm just grabbed her Royal Highness the Queen from her safe throne to check out those bases.Have noted my pair mounted on this BSA don't have the (rear?) Stepped bottom face .So now retracting my quess.Turns out I'm not a Noah after all.If the brains trust on here can't solve the riddle,then maybe a couple of happy snaps sent to the good ol boys @ Conetrol in Texas might be able to I.D. them

What size dovetail do they have? That might help.

@Husky1600 and @bluebaiter222 both sets of rings are 1". The conetrol bases measure .570 at base of dovetail and .620 at top. Bit of a mystery.

Iv got a pair on a brno601 and they look that way

Id have to measure to see if they can be ruled out

Originally Posted by RugerM77

@Husky1600 and @bluebaiter222 both sets of rings are 1". The conetrol bases measure .570 at base of dovetail and .620 at top. Bit of a mystery.

Thats a tad bigger than PH/BSA rings - the mystery continues

@Bill999 could well be. I was a dealer for years and had several BRNO's pass through my hands.

Bloody hell, if they're BRNO 601 I have a genuine need for them if csmiffy doesn't want them? That would be perfect, been building a rifle on a 601 action and was looking for a classy set of rings to complete it.

My gut feeling is these bases aren't for a flat topped Brno dovetailed receiver.The unique (presumably)anti recoil stepped base is for a very particular profiled dovetail set up.Only the stone age Khyber Pass gunsmiths would knock up something to fit these bases

The way I see it the bases are going to fit one of the three, probably. BSA, Parker hale or BRNO 601. How about I send them to @ Gun nut ( genuine need ). If they don't fit pass onto @ csmiffy ( might have a project )
If you guys agree @ Gun nut, PM me your address. Cheers