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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote
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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 2249121" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>When you stop and look at how far scopes have advanced just since the 1960's and 1970's it's impressive . The coatings on the glass , the glass it's self , the reticles , the tube materials , the the gas filling , the threads for the turrets are more precise . click stops ect. all play an important roll in how they have become a much better product for the most part . I was given an old El Passo Tx. weaver scope once that was a steel tubed scope with a 3/4 " tube . the turrets were made of brass with groves on them and they weren't covered with caps but had spring steel strips that were shaped so as to fit the groves and keep the turrets from moving with out being turned by hand . The erector assembly was also machined from brass and was located near the front of the tube . It did have some adjustment for diopter for individuals eyes . Other then that it was a straight tube and was only a 4 power . The eye relief wasn't much to speak of and with it being so small of a tube didn't lend to ease of getting lined up with it very well and the field of view was poor at best . There was no gas fill so you wanted to keep it dry and it didn't much like large changes in temperatures . Look at the scopes of today and be thankful for all of the advancements that have come about in the last 2 or 3 decades .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 2249121, member: 91783"] When you stop and look at how far scopes have advanced just since the 1960's and 1970's it's impressive . The coatings on the glass , the glass it's self , the reticles , the tube materials , the the gas filling , the threads for the turrets are more precise . click stops ect. all play an important roll in how they have become a much better product for the most part . I was given an old El Passo Tx. weaver scope once that was a steel tubed scope with a 3/4 " tube . the turrets were made of brass with groves on them and they weren't covered with caps but had spring steel strips that were shaped so as to fit the groves and keep the turrets from moving with out being turned by hand . The erector assembly was also machined from brass and was located near the front of the tube . It did have some adjustment for diopter for individuals eyes . Other then that it was a straight tube and was only a 4 power . The eye relief wasn't much to speak of and with it being so small of a tube didn't lend to ease of getting lined up with it very well and the field of view was poor at best . There was no gas fill so you wanted to keep it dry and it didn't much like large changes in temperatures . Look at the scopes of today and be thankful for all of the advancements that have come about in the last 2 or 3 decades . [/QUOTE]
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