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I have used and still use Weaver pivot bases/rings on at least 20+ rifles and 3" slugguns over the last 30+ years. NEVER had the slightest problem with them. Use a quality scope with them--NO worries.
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'Guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one Whelen Nut.
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I have never fired a pump rifle or even held one.
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'Guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one Whelen Nut. No problem.
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'Guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one Whelen Nut. You could ask him to compare photo albums of critters killed.
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I have used and still use Weaver pivot bases/rings on at least 20+ rifles and 3" slugguns over the last 30+ years. NEVER had the slightest problem with them. Use a quality scope with them--NO worries. Hey Paul...I might have one laying around here. If I can find it, I’ll send it your way. My grandpa had it on the 740 my uncle gave me.
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I have used and still use Weaver pivot bases/rings on at least 20+ rifles and 3" slugguns over the last 30+ years. NEVER had the slightest problem with them. Use a quality scope with them--NO worries. Hey Paul...I might have one laying around here. If I can find it, I’ll send it your way. My grandpa had it on the 740 my uncle gave me. Excellent. I have a, new to me, old 760 in .308w that would love to wear it. THANK YOU!
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I used my dad’s 742 280 to kill a doe this past season. The Weaver pivot mounts weren’t a problem for sighting in or hunting, my family has used them for years.
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I have never fired a pump rifle or even held one. Seriously? 760/7600 pump along with the 572 and 870 are the glory of Remington.
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I have never fired a pump rifle or even held one. Seriously? 760/7600 pump along with the 572 and 870 are the glory of Remington. Nope. Always been a bolt guy, until about two years ago I bought a 99 from Roy. Now there is 6 of them in my safe. I might have to try a pump rifle.
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You should. The 760 types are very accurate and ergonomic.
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I've always wanted a 760 or 7600, just never got around to getting one. A 740 is also a great deer rifle but they wear out too fast.
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I have used and still use Weaver pivot bases/rings on at least 20+ rifles and 3" slugguns over the last 30+ years. NEVER had the slightest problem with them. Use a quality scope with them--NO worries. Hey Paul...I might have one laying around here. If I can find it, I’ll send it your way. My grandpa had it on the 740 my uncle gave me. Excellent. I have a, new to me, old 760 in .308w that would love to wear it. THANK YOU! I'll look around and see what I can find.
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Good luck with those pivot bases. I've never trusted them as far as I could throw them. When I worked at the rifle range, next to $20.00 Tasco scopes, those pivot bases were the biggest culprit for lack of consistent groupings. Especially the older ones. I think the lock plates just didn't do a good job on them. Late to the party, I've been prepping a bunch of .308 brass. I'm in Whelen Nuts camp on this one, without a doubt. Same as Whelen Nut I've used them for years on rifles and 12 gauge slug guns, have swung them back and forth and they've always held zero. Of course, I could see an issue IF the person didn't have the locking screws locked in tightly, but of course, that's about equivalent of not tightening a regular base and rings. **** Whelen Nut, if Tom doesn't find that base/rings for you, shoot me a PM. Garry
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Good luck with those pivot bases. I've never trusted them as far as I could throw them. When I worked at the rifle range, next to $20.00 Tasco scopes, those pivot bases were the biggest culprit for lack of consistent groupings. Especially the older ones. I think the lock plates just didn't do a good job on them. Late to the party, I've been prepping a bunch of .308 brass. I'm in Whelen Nuts camp on this one, without a doubt. Same as Whelen Nut I've used them for years on rifles and 12 gauge slug guns, have swung them back and forth and they've always held zero. Of course, I could see an issue IF the person didn't have the locking screws locked in tightly, but of course, that's about equivalent of not tightening a regular base and rings. **** Whelen Nut, if Tom doesn't find that base/rings for you, shoot me a PM. Garry Garry, thanks for the offer. I'll letchano. What I always liked about the pivots is when I had to go into a swamp, sometimes after dark, to look for a bear that didn't collapse at the bait. Very handy for that purpose!
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I have several Weaver pivot mounts on rifles going back to the mid 1960's. They still work perfectly after who knows how many pivots. One of them set's on a Rem 700 264 mag I bought new in 1964 with which I took my all time best bull elk in 2014.Several on lever actions also. Solid mounts.
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I wouldn't use a pivot mount on something I was planning on shooting at deer at 400 yards or on even a rifle I was planning on competing in our local or fun bench rest matches, but for hunting out to 100-200 yard shots I would use one and not look back. From what I've seen in my experience they'll shoot two inch groups at 100 yards pretty regularly. That"s plenty accurate for that>
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I have used and still use Weaver pivot bases/rings on at least 20+ rifles and 3" slugguns over the last 30+ years. NEVER had the slightest problem with them. Use a quality scope with them--NO worries. Hey Paul...I might have one laying around here. If I can find it, I’ll send it your way. My grandpa had it on the 740 my uncle gave me. Excellent. I have a, new to me, old 760 in .308w that would love to wear it. THANK YOU! Hey Paul....guess what I found?
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