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Dec 5th, 2009 at 2:54pm
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           Where did the term "picatinny rail" come from--it looks every bit like a Weaver rail with more cross slots.   ledball
  
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Reply #1 - Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:02pm
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Wasn't it developed at the Picatinny Arsenal as a sort of utility belt for firearms?

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Reply #2 - Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:13pm
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Froggy Think so but like LDballs said it's about like Weaver.

Poster are you the Leadball we know. Working under an alias ? Can't be two like him out there.

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Reply #3 - Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:49pm
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It's a Weaver-type rail to military specs...height, width, angles, slot length & depth and slot spacing, so that a sight or scope can be moved from one rifle to another (or moved fore & aft on the same rifle) and have the same relative position in terms of fit and eye relief.  If you look at Weaver and Weaver-type scope bases, rings, etc., they're all over the map on dimensions and slot locations, to where you may not be able to move a scope without moving the rings on it, or use one brand of rings on another maker's bases.  You can usually use Weaver type rings on Picatinney bases, but not always the other way.

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Reply #4 - Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:59pm
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38_Cal-Thanks for above info regarding the differeces between the two manufactured bases,often wondered what the differences were--Fritz
One other question--can you get the Picatinney long blanks?
  
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Reply #5 - Dec 5th, 2009 at 6:36pm
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Do you want steel or aluminum, wide base or narrow base?  About 10" long, about 9" worth of slots.

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Reply #6 - Dec 6th, 2009 at 10:27pm
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