Guess These Rings

[track]

This past spring I was lucky to find this Krico chambered in the 6.5x55 SM, however scope mounts are limited for this firearm. This past week I received the mounts in the mail and was frustrated with the instruction paper to assemble them. I then sat back, looked at them, used a little common sense and
it worked. These are seamless, low, sleek rings that are unique, however been around since the 1960's. Can't wait to hit the rifle range with new loads!

 

[tiriaq]

Buehlers?

 

[Charlie38]

Gentry?

 

[9.3mauser]

Those would be the old Conetrol's... never tried them.

 

[Boomer]

Oops . . .double tap!

 

[Boomer]

Those would be the old Conetrol's... never tried them.

X2

I never tried them either, but I always appreciated the clean lines. Hey Track, they'd sure look nice on a CRF rifle!

 

[track]

X2

I never tried them either, but I always appreciated the clean lines. Hey Track, they'd sure look nice on a CRF rifle!

9.3 Mauser and yourself are right, there ConeTrol. The owner of the company is George Miller, btw who is 84 years old. I had a few telephone conversations with him and a nice old gent he is. I chuckled several times while talking to him, well he has his wits but hard of hearing. Anyway these are very unique rings and bases and gives the mounting system a smooth sleek appearance. Ya ya ya on the CRF, I have had three or four of them before and will probably purchase another. I truly love the Kimber, very nice looking firearm, but if they beef-up the barrel a little I would consider. Also, I do like the Jack O'Conner Winchester Model 70.

 

[lledwod]

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[track]

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Those look like the Custom Series of ConeTrol. Very nice! I purchased the Hunter Series.

 

[9.3mauser]

So what did I win, since I was the first one to have the right answer?

 

[cam1936]

Well I have to ask: how do you get them around the scope?

 

[track]

Well I have to ask: how do you get them around the scope?

ConeTrol are split rings (split from the 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock) that have a flat top. A steel cap snaps on the top which is cut from the same ring. The fit and finish is remarkable where top cap is almost invisible.

 

[1899]

ConeTrol are split rings (split from the 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock) that have a flat top. A steel cap snaps on the top which is cut from the same ring. The fit and finish is remarkable where top cap is almost invisible.

They are nice, aren't they? And ConeTrol makes them for a large variety of "odd" firearms.

 

[cam1936]

ConeTrol are split rings (split from the 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock) that have a flat top. A steel cap snaps on the top which is cut from the same ring. The fit and finish is remarkable where top cap is almost invisible.

Makes sense, the fit and finish must be good, the seam was invisible in the pics you guys posted, leading me to ask the question haha.

 

[Cleftwynd]

I have always loved the look of those rings, very sleek and classy.

 

[tiriaq]

The "seamless" description in the first post confused me; the Conetrols I have are three piece rings. Left side, right side and top cap.

 

[track]

The "seamless" description in the first post confused me; the Conetrols I have are three piece rings. Left side, right side and top cap.

That's right, they are a three piece ring and no vertical or horizontal lines are visible, not unless you look hard at the stem of the ring...................bloody marvelous!

 

[stickhunter]

That's right, they are a three piece ring and no vertical or horizontal lines are visible, not unless you look hard at the stem of the ring...................bloody marvelous!

This is a really interesting thread. I'd heard about Conetrol, but had never really looked into their products. I did a search and came across these pictures, which show how the rings split and the cap fits:

They're a very elegant design, and the machining is obviously very precise --- I would never have known from track's pictures that the rings were split.

 

[rem338win]

Been around for eons, and the owner is a very outspoken person that sways little. Respectable but rumor is that is why these are not more popular than they are. It is a shame really as they do work quite well.
I have a collection of Outdoorsmen and a few other magazines that O'Connor wrote from the sixties and seventies. These contain some of George's earliest advertisements.