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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1891984" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Very nice guns you have there Bee, and thanks for clearing up the mount issue.</p><p>You are correct in your opinion of the clunky look to the B and L mount.</p><p>However the scopes were and still are excellant, and a good fit on classic guns like those.</p><p></p><p>Now Bee, dont go getting ticked off at me again over critiquing your equipment. lol</p><p>Most younger guys today arent aware of what it took to set those old Unertles up so you could actually use them properly for dialing. Back in the day, lots of guys had gun racks in the back window of their pickup.</p><p>And quite a few would be riding around with a Unertle scope on their (ahem) LR gun.</p><p>But one glance would tell you if they were actually using the gun, or if it was just window dressing. lol</p><p>Those scopes have no preset click value when you turn the dial. That is determined by the spacing between the mounts. </p><p>If you want to have a standard 1/4 minit click value, the mounts need to be placed at 7 and 1/4" center to center on the mounts. Otherwise it is whatever it is, based on whatever the spacing is.</p><p>Not to say that you couldnt shoot the gun at various distances and make a chart for whatever you end up with, but its best to have it correct if you plan on dialing the scope much.</p><p>Actually you might be surprised at how many well known people didnt know that, simply because they didnt need to.</p><p>Most of those scopes were used for short range target and varmit shooting.</p><p>Even ardent ground hog hunters werent dialing scopes properly in most cases.</p><p>In the early 70s i ordered a new custom Hart action and Hart barrel direct from the maker.</p><p>They did not do the chambering due to the wildcat cartridge i planned on using.</p><p>The barrel was screwed into the action and holes were drilled in both the action and on the barrel for Unertle scope blocks when i picked it up at Harts.</p><p> They were all wrong and needed to be redrilled by the gunsmith who chambered the gun for proper spacing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1891984, member: 12443"] Very nice guns you have there Bee, and thanks for clearing up the mount issue. You are correct in your opinion of the clunky look to the B and L mount. However the scopes were and still are excellant, and a good fit on classic guns like those. Now Bee, dont go getting ticked off at me again over critiquing your equipment. lol Most younger guys today arent aware of what it took to set those old Unertles up so you could actually use them properly for dialing. Back in the day, lots of guys had gun racks in the back window of their pickup. And quite a few would be riding around with a Unertle scope on their (ahem) LR gun. But one glance would tell you if they were actually using the gun, or if it was just window dressing. lol Those scopes have no preset click value when you turn the dial. That is determined by the spacing between the mounts. If you want to have a standard 1/4 minit click value, the mounts need to be placed at 7 and 1/4“ center to center on the mounts. Otherwise it is whatever it is, based on whatever the spacing is. Not to say that you couldnt shoot the gun at various distances and make a chart for whatever you end up with, but its best to have it correct if you plan on dialing the scope much. Actually you might be surprised at how many well known people didnt know that, simply because they didnt need to. Most of those scopes were used for short range target and varmit shooting. Even ardent ground hog hunters werent dialing scopes properly in most cases. In the early 70s i ordered a new custom Hart action and Hart barrel direct from the maker. They did not do the chambering due to the wildcat cartridge i planned on using. The barrel was screwed into the action and holes were drilled in both the action and on the barrel for Unertle scope blocks when i picked it up at Harts. They were all wrong and needed to be redrilled by the gunsmith who chambered the gun for proper spacing. [/QUOTE]
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