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I have just purchased a TCR Aristocrat and 3 barrels. Why, you ask? I don't know but I've had several over the years, liked them all but sold them after a while. I'm hoping I can just settle down with this one and enjoy what it has to offer. 22 Hornet, 223 Rem and 308 Win should give me lots of options.

Will be looking for scope bases. They are getting hard to find but if anyone has a line on one, I would appreciate it. It'll keep me from being forced to have one made by my gunsmith.

A standard Weaver 405 base fits/works fine. Weaver chart here:

https://www.weaveroptics.com/on/dem...les/weaverPdf/2020_WeaverMountsChart.pdf


Not as pretty perhaps as the Leupold or Redfield steel mount but a lot less $ and far more available.

One TCR barrel I bought in large part b/c it came with the steel base & rings at a price that was ridiculously low.

RAS

I have a Weaver 405 base and a set of factory iron sights. I would sell either or both. Send me a private message if interested.

I also have a nice vintage Buehler base and ring set for the TCR that I've been saving for a special barrel that might come along, but it will not be cheap!

I have one 405 base but the places I look show new ones to be discontinued. I'll check again.

I'm sure I have a Burris and possibly a Redfield I might part with.

The stock Weaver 405 base extends forward, beyond the front end of the monoblock, unnecessarily. I hack mine off even with the front of the monoblock and cut a new cross-slot:

I grabbed one a few weeks ago, a .22-250 from the Custom Shop, and have since added a 7mm-08 barrel for it. They have always intrigued me, as well.

That's good info Exchipy. Thanks.

That would be much appreciated. pm me if you decide you want to get rid of one.

really easy to find the chart, now find the base, its and old item that is not made any more, afte hitting 50 gun stores you would be lucky to find one, they show up time to time on ebay

Exactly.

Maybe I just got lucky, LGS had several..

RAS

I think the discontinuing of the mount is pretty recent so there will be some in inventory at local shops.

Geologically speaking, maybe. I got what could well have been the last two from Midway a couple or three years ago. Happy hunting!

Quite possibly.
I bought one from Midway but it may have been in the more distant past than what I remember.

that is a nice rifle ,Warren scope mounts can make you one or more.

Thanks Pete. I thought about calling them to see if there is a chance to get one made. Also thought of asking my gunsmith to tap the barrel and drill holes in a Warne mount to match.

that's what i have thought about doing, n fact my gunsmith drilled holes in a weaver mount to use on the tcr, I had iron sights installed on the 32/40

Cliff, one will be in the mail tomorrow, will keep looking, thought I had a couple more

thank you! I think I'll be good, with the one you're sending.