Rings/Bases for H&R 317

[makemine6ppc]

Did the H&R 317 have the tapered dovetail and would a set of older Redfield one-piece ringmounts designed for one fit the tapered dovetail on the Sako 75 III action? And I'll ask the same question about the Browning rifles Sako made. Thank you.

 

[misako50]

mm6ppc-All I know is of what I have seen. The 317 had Sako actions and dovetails.- The mauser actioned ones were roundtops.-Misako

 

[sakotex]

From what I know, Sako made round top (ie, no dovetails) receivers for some (most, all?) actions for Browning.

 

[misako50]

Yes, Bill- The H&Rs woulda or shoulda had round tops like the Browning Sakos but the ones I have looked at had dovetails if they had sako actions.-Mike

 

[sakotex]

Mike: Have you ever seen a Browning Sako with dovetails?

 

[cmjr]

I believe the 317 came in both round top and dove tail depending on how early or late the rifle was made. My 317 is a dove tail action but I know from a conversation with Kenny G (our resident H&R expert) that the 317 did come in a round top.

 

[misako50]

mm6ppc-Sorry. we got so involved with the 317 and failed to answer you question about the ringmount. I don't think a one piece that will fit a 317 H&R will fit a 75 lll. The 75 lll is a little too long. A two piece will work.-Misako

 

[misako50]

Sorry guys I had to delete your posts. We are too far off topic and this is makemine6ppc's topic- Misako

 

[misako50]

Bill- I haven't, but then I just get to see sorts of hodgepodge examples of proprietary Sako "art" here, where I live. Mostly from the range at my club. Too bad the little brownings had wood problems in some year classes. They are a superlative example of the era's craftsmanship. -Mike

 

[makemine6ppc]

I've located a NIB pair of Redfield ring-mounts for an H&R 317. These mounts would do away with the need for a base and a ring (I used the wrong term when I described it as a one piece because there are two ring-mounts). They also had a set for a Browning/Sako 243, 308, 22-250 length action. They look like a very nicely made piece of gear. So it sounds like these will work for a 75. Thank you guys.

Alan

 

[misako50]

Alan- If they require drilling holes in your rifle, they are not correct for it if you have the dovetails. A simple set of leupolds or millets (not to mention the vintage sakos) will work well with both of the dovetailed rifles.-Misako

 

[makemine6ppc]

Misako, these are made to fit a dovetailed receiver and I wasn't sure if the H&R's had the same size dovetail set-up used on the newer rifles. Thanks for all the advice. Alan

 

[kevinlg]

FWIW.....The H&R 317 had a dove-tailed L461 receiver, for the years 1968 thru 1974. In 1975 and 1976, the L461 receivers were round-top, drilled and tapped.

BTW.....The only one piece Redfield ringmount set that I've seen, was for the round-top L461, and was aluminum. I think it was from Redfield's "Frontier" line of mounts/rings.

Redfield made a steel bridge-mount for the round-top L461, and round-top L579.

Just my opinion, but if the dove-tailed ringmount is aluminum, I wouldn't use it on a Sako 75 III action........not to mention anchoring it with a vertical steel set-screw.

Just my thoughts.....and $0.02.

Kevin