Licensed to kill
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Anyone here have experience with the Hilux Malcolm scope with the no-drill dovetail mounts? Looking for some reviews. Thanks.
Hilux Malcolm
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Je viens de faire l'acquisition d'un 6x Malcom monté sur un Uberti 1885 32 pouces de canon . Les montures communément appelées '' oreilles de lapin'' me semble relativement solide mais celles qui glisse laissant la lunette en mouvement ne m'inspirerait pas trop confiance. Il est vrai qu'il ne s'agit pas de faire des groupes de 1 pouces a 100 verges mais généralement de tirer sur une rondelle de fer de 6 a 8 pouces. Cela dit pour un canon de 32 pouces la longueur du pare soleil avant de la lunette doit nécessairement être de 7 pouces et non de 5 pouces , sans quoi la distance a l'œil de la lunette ne sera pas au rendez vous. En définitive un beau kit d'allure tout a fait traditionnelle. Reste a voir au champ de tir....
I own one, a USMC Unertl replica, good quality scope, almost as nice as my Lyman Supertarget spot!
Licensed to kill
CGN Regular
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- Peace Country Alberta
Are you using the mounts that use the sight dovetsils?
My dovetails are on drilled and tapped on the rifle barrels .
Depending on how far apart your mounts are regulated the number of clicks per minute of angle your turrets will give you .
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Licensed to kill
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I see. I am looking at the dovetail mounts but was told that they are not very solid. However, I got the impression that I was being led astray because they don’t have the mounts that I was enquiring about in stock so I got the impression that I was being led away from them to sell what they stock. I don’t want to use drilled/tapped mounts if I can help it. The plan was always to use dovetail mounts but if they are not good then I have to change plans (which will probably mean selling the rifle and ammo than I have). Before making any rash desisions, I want to make sure that it is based on FACTS. Thanks
Well, years ago I had a gunsmith buddy make a set of mounts for a brass 4x Tasco replica BP scope, and IIRC he madr them dovetail into into the existing dovetail slots in my Uberti 50/65 highwall.
They worked perfectly , and we shotvthst rifle out to 500 yards .
I think I can find some pics on my computer .
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They worked perfectly , and we shotvthst rifle out to 500 yards .
I think I can find some pics on my computer .
Cat
Licensed to kill
CGN Regular
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- Peace Country Alberta
The dovetail mounts that allow the scope to slide that Hilux supplies LOOK nice but are rather pricey. All OK if they are solid but don’t want to put that much money into something that does not work well. Then, if they are common consensus is that they are good solid mounts I will have to find somewhere to get them. Thanks
Licensed to kill
CGN Regular
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- Peace Country Alberta
My understanding is that there are 3 or4 different common dovetail dimensions available so, yes, you need to know how wide your dovetails are to get the proper mount.
I have a 6X mounted on a Uberti 1885 in 40-70 Sharps Straight. I bought the scope, used here on the EE. The rear mount developed a crack in the corner of the right side rabbit ear. I ordered the optional rear mount that uses a screw to establish elevation. The Uberti has 3/8" dovetails. Here's a photo of the accuracy I get with this rifle. "Aim small, miss small". Mel Gibson in "The Patriot"
