Dear Fine-Gun Enthusiast:

The Conetrol mount came into this world as a quality item -- without peer, we believe -- and we pledge to you never to compromise that quality. If it is not already on your dealer or jobber's shelf, the choice has not been ours. Order through him or ask him to get in touch with us so that we can rush all trade information and terms. If he is standing in front of a shelf full of other brands and can't be dissuaded from indulging the natural inclination to try to switch you to something he's already got his money tied up in, you can call us with a credit card and get shipment the same day (as could the dealer if he wanted). Or you may write direct. All cash orders are shipped postpaid and carry a guarantee of satisfaction or your money back.

NOTE: »» Always specify the make and model of both gun and scope when ordering to be sure of getting the right base and proper ring height. Give the power of the scope and the size of its objective. Also, give the diameter of the mounting tube and its length. If the objective is adjustable, advise. Guns often come in different action lengths; if unsure about yours, give the caliber.

Conetrol and other firms in gun-related businesses have a natural kinship with politically active NRA members, who demonstrate their power and prowess with each passing election. The consequence is our participation with others of the trade in the NRA Percent movement. If you are a member of the National Rifle Association you may deduct The NRA Percent upon presentation of proof of your membership. Send an address label from one of the NRA publications or your membership card, which will be returned to you with your order. (See the webpage, The NRA Percent, for essential details about the movement.)

Conetrol has emerged as manufacturer of the most extensive line of mounts in the world for high-power firearms. We fit more than anybody -- indeed, can accommodate more guns than we bother to mention in our already inordinately inclusive stock-number sheets. Even guns long since obsolete are provided for. 

We also offer a full line of ring-extending bases, which permit locating the rings farther apart or closer together than normal to accommodate short-tubed scopes on long rifle actions, or vice versa. (Ring extension achieved through base design affords much greater stability than the extension-ring solutions adopted by other mount makers.) The extension bases are two-piece and usually differ from regular bases only in that the front segment has the ring located outside the screw holes rather than between them. Thus, the segment can be attached so that the front ring is either behind or ahead of the two front screw holes. Stock numbers of the ring-extending bases have the letter 'X' near the end, just before the letter indicating Huntur, Gunnur or Custum styling.  

Conetrol bases fit holes drilled and tapped by the factory on modern guns. All four holes are utilized, even on bridge bases, except for rare instances generally when the design of a gun might compromise efficacy or looks. Our bridge bases for most military actions -- which are not predrilled, of course -- are provided with the conventional three holes per standards of the drill-jig makers serving the gunsmithing trade. 

Both our bridge (LRM-1 & SRM-1) and two-piece (LRM-2 & SRM-2) bases for the military Mauser actions are made to fit over the clip-guide hump without alteration of either action or base. In general, all that's required is drilling and tapping the receiver and screwing down the Conetrol base. In eliminating the need for the usual troublesome modifications, we make the rear screw-hole spacing of our two-piece bases 7/16" instead of the normal half inch. So if your gun is already drilled and tapped with holes a half-inch apart on the bridge, you should use our FN/J9 or HVA/CG two--piece bases -- FN or J9 on the large-ring Mausers (1.400") and HVA or CG on the small-ring Mausers (1.300"). These bases should also be substituted if the clip-guide hump has been ground down, half-inch hole spacing permitting. The J9 and CG bases will prevent overhang at the rear of the receiver ring if the front holes have been drilled farther back (less than 1/2" from the ejection port).  

Conetrol's line of "DapTar" bases -- those which fit proprietary mounting mechanisms without the need for drilling or tapping -- is unmatched in depth anywhere else in the industry. These bases can be identified by the letters `DT' in the stock numbers. All Conetrol rings, of course, fit the DapTar bases. 

DapTar bases for the Sako and similar tapered-dovetail actions are available in Short-Ring- Spacing-models for the longer actions at no extra cost. SRS bases differ from the standard in that the front ring is located at the back of the front base segment instead of at its front end. SRS bases, like extension bases, are sometimes required when mounting scopes with short tube sections, such as compacts and certain variables. 

DapTar bases made for nontapered dovetails -- Weaver and Picatinny rails included -- can normally be reversed at the discretion of the user for short-tube scopes, as well as for optimum eye relief, wider-ring-spacing stability, aesthetic considerations, etc. 

Stainless-steel cone screws are normally packaged with our Custum bases (and all of our stainless bases). However, anyone who might prefer a solid dark-blued finish in their Custum mount may order an extra set of four regular cone screws with each base or return the stainless screws for even exchange. Conversely, our regal Fluted bases with their elegant satin finish normally come with the more genteel regular blued cone screws, but stainless-steel cone screws are available and may be preferred in particular if the mount is to end up with a white or silvery finish. 

Economy-minded shooters desiring the positive-anchorage feature in at least one ring can do well by combining a Gunnur and a Custum ring, since both are finished with an identical high gloss. The stud screws of the Custum ring will keep it locked `square' with the scope's reticle for no-fuss replacement in case the scope is removed for travel, cleaning, exchanging, repair-work, etc. 

The growing popularity of nonglare guns and scopes has had many mount makers scrambling to bring out special matte-finished versions of their product to accommodate devotees of such shooting gear. Conetrol, long since with three standard styles of mounts to choose from, has had matte-finished scope mounting available to shooters for decades. The Huntur style provides a matte finish at the lowest cost, but a better quality of over-all matte finish can be had for modest cost by combining Huntur rings with a Gunnur base. Albeit with angular edges like the Huntur, the Gunnur base sports a more refined finish without glare. The apex of nonglare quality, however, is afforded by combining Fluted Bases (which webpage see) with Huntur rings (or other Conetrol rings given special matte finishing). For more, see our Special Stuff webpage. 

It goes without saying that Conetrol makes the lightest milled-steel split-ring mounts available, since they are without usual weight-adding protuberances such as the adjustment knobs, connection lugs and attachment levers found on other designs. Our Custum bases are the lightest of our three regular grades because extra metal is removed when edges and corners are rounded off and streamlined. Lightest of all, of course, are our Fluted Bases, as virtually all metal superfluous to function is milled away.  

Conetrol mounts are also extremely low. In fact, Conetrol's high rings are lower than the medium rings of other makers. Though the big field of view of low-powered scopes may pick up "barrel shadow," most knowledgeable shooters are ready to pay this modest price for the extra shooting comfort -- and accuracy -- afforded by snug face-to-cheekpiece contact. And the aspect of a fine rifle with scope low down is one to captivate the gunman heart. (Of course, anyone who wants to minimize barrel shadow can do so by using higher rings.) 

We've been asked many times, "Which is better - the bridge or two piece base?" Our answer is ever the same: Our bridge base is stronger, but the strength factor is just not significant enough to warrant its choice if you like the looks, lighter weight, easier cleaning and greater cartridge-handling room afforded by a two-piece base. (Some hunters even tell us they like the two-piece base because it permits use of the scope as a convenient "handle" when carrying a gun in the field!) We have sold thousands of mounts to Alpha Arms, Brown Precision, Cooper, Champlin, Dakota, Golden Eagle Firearms, KDF, Harry Lawson Co., McMillan, Mountain Rifles, Nikko, Omega, Ranger Arms, Shilen Rifles, Steyr, Ultra-Light, Weatherby and others, for instance, and only rarely have they ordered one-piece bases. The real reason many educated gun buffs swear by the bridge mount, we suggest, is looks and little else. A bridge base, we addicts will tell you, gives the scope a part-of-the-gun look a two-piece base just can't match. Greater weight and bulk? More limited cartridge-handling room? Hard-to-clean crevices under the scope? . . . Those are prices we're willing to pay. 

Now then, if you're really hung up on the strength thing and are trying to decide between a Conetrol and some other bridge mount on that basis, we invite you to consider this: the Conetrol is the only quality bridge mount that customarily uses all four screw holes factory-drilled in your gun receiver. We don't have the audacity to jump from a four-screw setup in our two-piece bases to a three-screw set-up in our bridge bases and then tout the bridge style as affording the strongest mounting. Before Conetrol this was "in" thinking. 

In closing, we urge you to pay particular attention to the "Other Advantages . . ." section of Catalog Page. The outstanding mechanical attributes of the Conetrol mounting system are covered in detail therein, and we think a careful reading is worth your while. If you've an open mind -- and are of the breed who can develop a warm feeling over a finely crafted gun -- settling for less than Conetrol makes for challenge.

Good Shooting!