Conetrol scope bases and rings. Has anyone used them? Thoughts?

[Thisisyourcaptin]

https://www.conetrol.com/mindex.html

I am looking at them due to their clean nature. Their website is rather small and it’s hard to find much info on them or people who use them. The rifle is going to be my small ring Mauser. The scope is a Leupold VX 2 1-4 that is gloss to match the bluing on the gun.

has anyone messed with their mounts and rings?

the gun in question for them to be installed on.

 

[Varminterror]

Not a chance they’d get my money with that design.

 

[LoonWulf]

Not a chance they’d get my money with that design.

but they soooooo pretty!

I likey the looks of Talleys rings and basses also......theres another company ive looked at that makes really smooth looking rings but i cant remember who ATM

 

[Kano383]

I used them years ago, they looked really slick. If I remember, they did the job, but were tedious to adjust. Didn't bother again.

 

[ctdair1]

Not a chance they’d get my money with that design.

What about the design don’t you like?
I would like to have these on a nice rifle. Someday.

 

[Bullet Bob]

They're wonderful, Stronger than they might look, and a very clean look. They are slightly more fiddly to install, but so what? I'm currently down to two rifle that use them, because I'm trying to downsize everything.. Another plus is they fit a staggering number of rifles.

 

[AlexanderA]

has anyone messed with their mounts and rings?

Yes. Years ago.

The Conetrol system is a relic of the past. Today, everything is based on the Picatinny rail.

 

[Varminterror]

What about the design don’t you like?

Tedious to install correctly, and then when ONE screw comes loose, the whole shebang is loose.

Great for a rifle meant to sit around and look pretty, not great for anything else.

 

[Litetrigger]

Control mounts are an elite system that I have long favored because for their elegant, unbroken profile.
Here are a couple samples: one on a trim M-70, and another on a SAKO .17 varmint rifle.

 

[Thisisyourcaptin]

Control mounts are an elite system that I have long favored because for their elegant, unbroken profile.
Here are a couple samples: one on a trim M-70, and another on a SAKO .17 varmint rifle.View attachment 1146662 View attachment 1146663 View attachment 1146664 View attachment 1146665 View attachment 1146666

Thanks.

exactly what I am looking for. The scalloped ones on the M70 look fantastic.

 

[Dustbowl]

S&K Scope Mounts is another system like the one you are describing. I’ve bought from them before and they are a good company.

 

[Thisisyourcaptin]

S&K Scope Mounts is another system like the one you are describing. I’ve bought from them before and they are a good company.

thanks. Took a quick look at them. Going to have give them more time. They have some that look real nice.

 

[lightman]

I have no experience with Conetrol but I've always liked the looks of the older Redfield rings with the bottom screws. Kind of slow to tighten down buy hey, its mostly a one time thing! I have these on a few rifles.

 

[Thisisyourcaptin]

I have no experience with Conetrol but I've always liked the looks of the older Redfield rings with the bottom screws. Kind of slow to tighten down buy hey, its mostly a one time thing! I have these on a few rifles.

Any pics of them? Have not looked at the red field rings.

 

[lightman]

Any pics of them? Have not looked at the red field rings.

I struggle with posting pictures but if you want to PM me with a phone number or Fmail address I'll take a few for you.

 

[LoonWulf]

https://www.vintagegunscopes.com/redfield-bases

also a great place for looking at vintage and updated scopes.

 

[Weatherby Fan]

I have used Conetrol rings and bases exclusively on my Weatherby 240 WBY MAG, 270 WBY MAG Ultralight and 30-378. The 30-378 has g=had more than 400 rounds fired through it, has been on 30 flights, knock over on the ground and I have never had to make a zero adjustment since installed more than 10 years ago. They are not that bad to install and very sturdy mounts plus very clean look. The over hang you see at the chamber actually sits snuggly down in the chamber to reduce strain on the mounting screws.

 

[Elkins45]

I had forgotten how expensive those are. I wonder how many sets they sell a year?

 

[.455_Hunter]

I just remember them from the ads in American Rifleman. As a teen, I would read each edition cover to cover many times.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Always thought they were pretty and clean designs. The Germans had something similar, but you had to remove the objective, slip the tube into the ring and then reattach the objective after it was mounted.