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Offline BUTTS

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Scope base ?? for a 17HMR (UPDATE)
« on: December 31, 2010, 02:52:38 PM »
I picked up a 24" 17HMR and cannot find out which scope base I need. Everything I can find is rounded on the bottom not flat. What scope base do I need? Thanks
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2010, 03:44:09 PM »
Is this on an Encore, or Contender?

Either one will be rounded on the bottom and not flat. Why do you think you need a flat bottomed base?

The radius of the Encore barrel is different than the radius of the Contender. The 2 mounts look the same, but are not. I believe even the hole spacing is the same?
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2010, 04:34:50 PM »
If it is a Contender there is no difference between a handgun base and a rifle base.  I don't know about Encores.  And the 17HMR uses the same mount as any other.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2010, 06:32:27 PM »
There is no difference between rifle and handgun bases for the Contender.  The same goes for the Encore.  The Encore does, of course, take a different base than the Contender.  I use Warne Weaver style bases in my Encore and Contender rifle barrels and put the scopes in Warne QD rings which makes for easy scope changing.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2011, 06:13:51 AM »
I took a look at the barrel again and it is made by Thompson. The top of the "breech" is flat. There are 4 holes for screws with filler plegs. It also has a set of open sights on it. If I could figure out how to post pics I would.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2011, 06:51:56 AM »
Huh, this is really curious now...

Are you SURE it's for a Contender, or Encore? And can you tell us which of the 2?

Also, if you email me your pics, I can post them up to the forum for you, then we can all see what you have, and maybe give you good info. on where to go from here.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2011, 06:53:50 AM »
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The top of the "breech" is flat.

I've never seen or even heard of such an animal in Contender.  Yep, pictures are needed on this one.

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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2011, 07:30:29 AM »
I tried to find a better picture of the monoblock barrel of the encore 17 HMR barrels, But this is the best I could find.

http://www.tcarms.com/firearms/encoreRimfire.php

If you look at the picture is that like what you have? Of course yours may be blued.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2011, 07:47:46 AM »
If the picture matches what you have and it is a encore here is the listing out of the catalog for the scope base  #9864 for the blued base
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2011, 08:29:20 AM »
Hey, well there ya go. Problem solved. I hadn't seen the Encore rimfire barrel before now. Interesting way to make it work. I only have Contenders, so I didn't have to deal with that issue in the Encore.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2011, 09:02:30 AM »
That is it. I love the Internet ! Thanks everyone for the help.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2011, 04:22:20 PM »
First of all, Thanks for all the information. Do you think anybody else other than TC makes a base for this barrel? There is a show this weekend so I am going to check out the vendors to see if anyone has one.
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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2011, 04:41:47 PM »
Quote from: BUTTS on January 01, 2011, 09:02:30 AM
That is it. I love the Internet ! Thanks everyone for the help.

Yep, the more I hang around here the more I learn!

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Re: Scope base ?? for a 17HMR (UPDATE)
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2011, 06:18:48 PM »
Well it looks like TC is the only maker for this base so I bought a standard Encore scope mount and ground and filed it flat, mounted it and went out to shoot it today. Works great. I know it isnt the best setup but it will work untill I get the right base for it. The gun shoots better than the NEF I had.
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