I too shoot High Power and untill about 8 years ago iron sights were the only things allowed untill I was about 50 or so irons worked very well and if my eyes hadn't gotten old I would prefer iron for that game as eye relief isn't critical and when you click the sight you know it moved but for hunting game in poor light or when the animal blends in with the background scopes are much better however way too much emphasis is placed on expensive optics and most of them are very heavy, we shot very accurately to 1000yds with irons but somehow if you hunt you need $2000 dollar or more scopes. Even on my high power rifles I don't have anything more expensive than $1000 lots of Nikon Monarch's and leupold v3 and they work just fine. A young man I'm going to help hunt showed up with some super scope with a large bell mounted so high he won't have any cheek weld which will make it about impossible to hit his animal so we have to put one of these adjustable plastic cheek pieces on his stock so he can shoot and a mount to get the scope away from his eyebrow when he lays down to shoot and a M-1 cotton sling so he can steady the rifle
How many use “Old” Scopes?
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dogbuster0006
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New glass is a little brighter, a little more crisp but my older Leupolds still hold zero and function just fine.
Kmccord
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My oldest scope is still in use today, it is a 3-9x42 Redfield Tracker. This was purchased when I bought my first Deer Rifle after I turned 18 in 1985, that day I was so happy, purchased a Winchester M70 .270 Winchester. The rifle was 330.00 and cannot remember what the scope and rings cost, but back then at 18, hell 40.00 dollars was expensive to me. It took me four weeks giving my dad 100.00 each week out of my 113.00 paycheck, to hold for me. Minimum wage was 3.35 back then. That rifle has killed majority of my Whitetails and all my Coyotes. It is still mounted on that same rifle.
HNDLDR
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I have a couple old Leupolds. A Vari X II 4x12 and a Vari X III 3.5x10. They work great on the 17HMRs.
Someday I'm going to buy an old rifle with lots of character marks just so I can mount my late father's old Weaver K4 4 power on it. Sometimes an old scope just needs a rifle to be on.
Someday I'm going to buy an old rifle with lots of character marks just so I can mount my late father's old Weaver K4 4 power on it. Sometimes an old scope just needs a rifle to be on.
CBH Australia
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I recently bought an older Swarovski Habicht for my .308. Both have some marks and seem fitting that they go together.
The tube is fine the finish is chipped but it's good clear glass in a reliable scope with an appropriate magnification range.
It's the only Swarovski I have.
I told my mate I paid $400 on the usedguns site. He said you wouldn't have it if I saw it first. I'm pretty happy with it.
The tube is fine the finish is chipped but it's good clear glass in a reliable scope with an appropriate magnification range.
It's the only Swarovski I have.
I told my mate I paid $400 on the usedguns site. He said you wouldn't have it if I saw it first. I'm pretty happy with it.
Why the h### would you drive around with rifle on cardboard in bed of truck? Mine are always in the cab with me when traveling.
Calvin45
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I think technically an antique has to be older than 30 years. That's it. Heck, I'm younger than most of you guys and I'm "antique" now
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Which caliber .224 Wby Mag or .22-250 Rem? And yep, that's a nice one! Cheers
I have an El Paso K 2.5 with that German reticle on a 16 inch AR 15. It is always ready to go. No batteries,no worries, works in low light. Good stuff.
victor3ranger
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Yep
K series Weaver is my oldest, have 2
