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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1938280" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>I watched 2 of the Dodson videos pertaining to Unertle scopes.</p><p>He spent considerable time discussing how to focus them, as well as making adjustments for parralex.</p><p>Actually, those adjustments are made in the same manner as with any of the modern scopes as well.</p><p>I mean both are what they are, and adjusting for them dosent change due to the type scope.</p><p>What i was a bit disappointed in not seeing however, especially since he went to such length in his discussions about setting them up, was setting them up for dialing. It didnt appear to me that his scopes were set up for 1/4 minit clicks for example. Not saying he couldnt dial the scope, just saying that it would be what ever it is as for click value, requiring a chart to be made for that specific gun.</p><p> It wasent unusual to see someone back then having a target scope of that type on a rifle not being properly set up for dialing. And frankly many serious target shooters were included in that group. </p><p>Most had a range book they referred to when changing from say 50 yards to 100 yards or even further when they shot.</p><p> Back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s when these type scopes were at their peak in popularity among target shooters and many ground hog hunters, precise dialing for a specific distance wasent a topic discussed or known about but by a very few. And they were L/R hunters, not target shooters.</p><p>In laymans terms, the scope mounting blocks on an externally adjusted target scope like the Unertle, or a B&L, need be placed at 7.25" oc at the notch, to have the scope properly set up for 1/4 minit clicks. Further apart means less click value, and closer means more. So for a gun having them say 9" apart, you would need to shoot the gun at various distance in order to make up a chart for that specific gun.</p><p> No borrowing one from a friend, which is how they were obtained for the most part back then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1938280, member: 12443"] I watched 2 of the Dodson videos pertaining to Unertle scopes. He spent considerable time discussing how to focus them, as well as making adjustments for parralex. Actually, those adjustments are made in the same manner as with any of the modern scopes as well. I mean both are what they are, and adjusting for them dosent change due to the type scope. What i was a bit disappointed in not seeing however, especially since he went to such length in his discussions about setting them up, was setting them up for dialing. It didnt appear to me that his scopes were set up for 1/4 minit clicks for example. Not saying he couldnt dial the scope, just saying that it would be what ever it is as for click value, requiring a chart to be made for that specific gun. It wasent unusual to see someone back then having a target scope of that type on a rifle not being properly set up for dialing. And frankly many serious target shooters were included in that group. Most had a range book they referred to when changing from say 50 yards to 100 yards or even further when they shot. Back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s when these type scopes were at their peak in popularity among target shooters and many ground hog hunters, precise dialing for a specific distance wasent a topic discussed or known about but by a very few. And they were L/R hunters, not target shooters. In laymans terms, the scope mounting blocks on an externally adjusted target scope like the Unertle, or a B&L, need be placed at 7.25” oc at the notch, to have the scope properly set up for 1/4 minit clicks. Further apart means less click value, and closer means more. So for a gun having them say 9” apart, you would need to shoot the gun at various distance in order to make up a chart for that specific gun. No borrowing one from a friend, which is how they were obtained for the most part back then. [/QUOTE]
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