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<blockquote data-quote="NavyChief" data-source="post: 1050989" data-attributes="member: 77174"><p>Mountainman,</p><p>I love those old Weaver K series scopes. I have some of the newer K series but they just aren't the same, they have ended up on rimfires. I looked and looked for a new Weaver K4 to put on the Winchester Model 70, Jack O'Connor Custom Tribute I purchased about a year ago. I remember that Weaver made a special run of the older style scopes with the steel tube. I'm not sure but I think it only came out in a K4, which would have been fine with me for the JOC. I still haven't scoped it but if I do I will likely go with a Leupold fixed power in 4X or 6X. More than likely I will just sell the gun. I wasn't satisfied with it when it arrived so I sent it back to the custom shop and they did fix everything which included re-floating the barrel, fitting the steel buttplate and gripcap correctly, sanding and fitting the ebony forend properly, re-checkering the forend and refinishing the stock properly. Took months to finally complete but after 2 trips it is finally a work of art but to be honest, every time I look at it I just feel the frustration that came with the gun and I would just as soon sell it. I bought a pair of nice Model 70's featherweights in Grade III, a 270 Win and 30-06 SPRG, the pair cost me less than the JOC. I know I'll get my money back out of the JOC, just not sure how long I will have it before I do get my money back. I have seen a couple sell on Gunbroker for 2400$ and they didn't nearly have the figure wood that mine has so I can probably sell it whenever I want. I just hate to sell it after all I have been through with the gun. </p><p></p><p>I know it sounds a little ridiculous, I hate the gun for all the aggravation it has caused to get it right but I hate to part with it after spending so much time getting the gun right. I'll attach a couple of picks and maybe you can chime in and let me know if you think I can get my investment of 2400$ back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NavyChief, post: 1050989, member: 77174"] Mountainman, I love those old Weaver K series scopes. I have some of the newer K series but they just aren't the same, they have ended up on rimfires. I looked and looked for a new Weaver K4 to put on the Winchester Model 70, Jack O'Connor Custom Tribute I purchased about a year ago. I remember that Weaver made a special run of the older style scopes with the steel tube. I'm not sure but I think it only came out in a K4, which would have been fine with me for the JOC. I still haven't scoped it but if I do I will likely go with a Leupold fixed power in 4X or 6X. More than likely I will just sell the gun. I wasn't satisfied with it when it arrived so I sent it back to the custom shop and they did fix everything which included re-floating the barrel, fitting the steel buttplate and gripcap correctly, sanding and fitting the ebony forend properly, re-checkering the forend and refinishing the stock properly. Took months to finally complete but after 2 trips it is finally a work of art but to be honest, every time I look at it I just feel the frustration that came with the gun and I would just as soon sell it. I bought a pair of nice Model 70's featherweights in Grade III, a 270 Win and 30-06 SPRG, the pair cost me less than the JOC. I know I'll get my money back out of the JOC, just not sure how long I will have it before I do get my money back. I have seen a couple sell on Gunbroker for 2400$ and they didn't nearly have the figure wood that mine has so I can probably sell it whenever I want. I just hate to sell it after all I have been through with the gun. I know it sounds a little ridiculous, I hate the gun for all the aggravation it has caused to get it right but I hate to part with it after spending so much time getting the gun right. I'll attach a couple of picks and maybe you can chime in and let me know if you think I can get my investment of 2400$ back. [/QUOTE]
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