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Film, Absolute Power w/Clint Eastwood ????

Quick&DeadQuick&Dead Member Posts: 1,466 ✭✭
edited November 2019 in General Discussion
Absolute Power is a 1997 film produced by, directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood as a master jewel thief who witnesses the killing of a woman by Secret Service agents. The film also has Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, and the last screen appearance of E. G. Marshall.

In the film, two snipers are set up to shoot/kill Eastwood as he meets his daughter at an outside cafe.

Question: Each of the snipers assemble their rifles and install scopes with a '90 degree twist on mounting system.' What type of mounting system is that and who makes it? I've seen it used in various films or is it just a movie prop thing?

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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did not like the movie, even though I appeared in it (as an extra). I was in a group of newspersons, taking photos at the press conference in front of the court house.

    In any case, I don't know that there is a name for the barrel removal system, but I call it "interrupted threads". It's still used by Browning in their ".22 auto rifle", the one with the loading hole in the stock. They use a threaded ferrule on the barrel to tighten the barrel, should the threads become worn. It's been many years, but there used to be a gunsmith who would convert bolt action rifles to takedown by cutting the threads in the barrel & receiver. I suspect that you may run across a custom rifle that has had this done, but they have to be scarce.

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  • Quick&DeadQuick&Dead Member Posts: 1,466 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wasn't interested in the barrel installation system but the scope installation, a simple 90 degree twist onto the receiver with point of aim retained.

    The only mounting system I've seen that allows the scope/mount to be removed and re-installed on the rifle and retain perfect point of aim is the Heckler & Koch 05 scope mount with the locking lever on the side.
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    The government has no rights. Only the people have rights which empowers the government.
    We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
    Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.

    I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think I saw one of those in person, back in the 80's. once. don't remember anything about it. but that doesn't help you.

    if they were that good you would be seeing them all over the place.

    you might be interested in these

    http://armsmounts.com/product-category/mounts/
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