Picked up an early 70s Remington 700 with an old Bushnell Banner scope. Of course, I was removing that scope for something better. The mounts have a hinge on one side and friction clip for the other side. I had heard of these mounts but always thought they were a gimmick like the see-through mounts of the same time period. Did they actually work?
Pivot mounts. Because scopes were that unreliable, at the time.
Dad bought a new 270 in 1955 and had the flip mounts and a K4 Weaver installed. The scope was so bad that it stayed on the rifle until the '90's, and no telling at the number of deer that was killed with that unreliable scope. Scope was replaced with a POS scope, but the rings were used. I got the rifle a few years ago, scope was bad, so I replaced it. But, the new scope was too short for the rings, so after about 60 years, the rings came off. Still got'em and some day may put them back on the rifle.
