engineer40
Well-Known Member
I recently inherited a 30-06 from the 50's. It has the original scope on it. First thing I noticed, this scope was long! A couple inches longer than I'm used to for the size of the objective lens.
Then I noticed it didn't have any elevation or windage adjustments! Oh wait, what's this?.... You adjust the elevation and windage with the rings! Thinking to myself, that's crazy. I've never seen anything like that.
I pick the rifle up and look through the scope. I've never seen a reticle like this before! It's not a ranging reticle. Think of a traditional hunting reticle. But instead of 1 vertical and 1 horizontal line; it has 3 vertical lines and 3 horizontal lines. The lines are close together but you can still see between them some.
I try to adjust the scope power and another surprise! It's a first focal plane scope! What the heck? I'm not sure why you would need a FFP scope without a ranging reticle but...
And the last thing I noticed; I'm not sure how this scope is internally architected but it seems to have eye relief range in a magnitude that I've never witnessed before. As far back or as far forward as I can physically put my eye while holding the rifle to my shoulder, perfect eye relief. Hmmm, is this witchcraft?
Anyways, thought I'd share this interesting setup. It had me pondering for a few minutes when I saw it for the first time a few days ago! It seems like every feature about this scope is different than anything you would buy today. I hope it maintains a good zero! I'd love to keep the entire setup exactly as is.
Then I noticed it didn't have any elevation or windage adjustments! Oh wait, what's this?.... You adjust the elevation and windage with the rings! Thinking to myself, that's crazy. I've never seen anything like that.
I pick the rifle up and look through the scope. I've never seen a reticle like this before! It's not a ranging reticle. Think of a traditional hunting reticle. But instead of 1 vertical and 1 horizontal line; it has 3 vertical lines and 3 horizontal lines. The lines are close together but you can still see between them some.
I try to adjust the scope power and another surprise! It's a first focal plane scope! What the heck? I'm not sure why you would need a FFP scope without a ranging reticle but...
And the last thing I noticed; I'm not sure how this scope is internally architected but it seems to have eye relief range in a magnitude that I've never witnessed before. As far back or as far forward as I can physically put my eye while holding the rifle to my shoulder, perfect eye relief. Hmmm, is this witchcraft?
Anyways, thought I'd share this interesting setup. It had me pondering for a few minutes when I saw it for the first time a few days ago! It seems like every feature about this scope is different than anything you would buy today. I hope it maintains a good zero! I'd love to keep the entire setup exactly as is.
