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[Handy]

Hey 6,

I have been told before that it was another type of "claw" mount. I guess this begs the question "what is a claw mount?". I don't have an answer, so I may well be wrong. I'll keep checking, but couldn't find anything on HKPRO. I'll do a search.

It's a good, repeatable and tight mount, either way. (Which is all I was getting at.)

 

[greg531mi]

I have a Winchester Model 10,in 401 Winchester. they also made it in 25, 35, and 351 winchester. They were good rifles in their time. Also the Winchester Model 100 was a good rifle. I had a Remington Model 8 once, they were interesting rifles, the barrel recoiled. I have H&K Model's 630 in 223 and SL-7 in 308. Nice rifles, accurate as a bolt action, too bad they are not imported any more. The mags are hard to find at a decent price, but I guess H&K still support them. I like rifles that don't have a military look, but with a change to 10 round mags, they can be very effective battle rifles. If you go to deer camp with a 91, even with a 5 round mag, you are going to get a interesting nickname. Bar's are nice too, very good guns, but I never did like the Remington's. Don't know why, but I think they look cheap. Not much choice in this kind of semi's, it seems like the major players are not adding any new ones. Would like to see Winchester come out with a new Model 100. I guess they are worried about liability issues...Too bad...

 

[9mmepiphany]

i don't know if you'd call it (the 05) a "claw mount", but i think that was the way it was marketed. it differs from the more common HK "claw" in that rather than clamping "around" the receiver, it's claws clamp inside the receiver cutouts.

the claws at the bottom of the mount are retracted, toward each other, so they can fit inside the cutouts. tension is released and the claws expand to lock into the receiver. might not be as strong as the military mount, but much sleeker looking.

the SL-6 (.223) i handled was very accurate and the scope held zero when removed and replaced on the gun. the odd thing was the humpback stock...i understand it, it just looks funny.

i''m surprised no one has yet mentioned the winchester m-100. i think they were available in .243 and .308. looked sorta like a grown up 10/22

 

[Triad]

RE Claw mounts

IIRC the type of mount on the SL6 and 7 is the original "claw" mount and it predates the G3 type mount by several decades. I think it fell out of favor because it requires a fair amount of time and skill to do it properly and if it isn't done right the mount will fail.

 

[Byron Quick]

I'm gonna have to check out that JMB design mentioned earlier.


But I've hunted with a Browning BAR Safari II in .300 Win Mag with the BOSS for several years now. Killed about 30 deer with it and a couple of pigs. It hasn't been pampered. It's hunted in downpours, ice storms and even snow a couple of times (don't get much down here). It's been underwater a few times (I've a talent for finding the deepest spots in the swamp ) Its next jam will be its first jam.