A change of scopes

[Ben]

I had an 8X - 32X variable on the 7X57 mm for range testing of loads.
It looked " gaudy " on a custom rifle of this nature.
I looked through my scopes and found a very nice ( near new ) 4X - 12 x Bushnell Elite 3500 variable.
Looks much better now.
Rifle is bore sighted at 30 yards.

Ben

 

[JWFilips]

Ben,
You are probably correct! My Dad bought me my first .22 rimfire a Winchester in 1965... It always had one of those small 4x rimfire scopes which seem to fit the look of it well.
I pulled it off a few years ago and put one of those bigger new Rimfire scopes on it! It was only on it for 1 hr because it was to clunky for that little winchester .22 I could not stand it!
Jim

 

[Ben]

Ha, it either looks " right ", or it doesn't.

Ben

 

[Jeff H]

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Some scopes are just hard to look at on the wrong rifle. I know it has nothing to do with the functional characteristics f the scope, but I've taken scopes off of rifles just because they looked funny.

 

[RicinYakima]

Sorry, it would look better with a K-6 or a Leupold 4x, just my opinion. That is too big and too much trash on it. A Lyman Alaskan would be perfect. FWIW

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Love those two piece bases and those rings.
Classic

 

[Rockydoc]

I'll bet you made that beautiful wooden stand the rifle rests on, didn't you, Ben?

 

[Ben]

Yes, and handy as pockets on a shirt for bore sighting a rifle.
You may not be able to see it, but the rest is adjustable in the rear to increase and decrease elevation.

Ben

 

[oscarflytyer]

I have a pair of steel tube Weavers that I am looking for the right vintage rifle to put them on. Problem I have is mostly all lever guns and still able to, and using peep sights...

 

[Bret4207]

I have a pair of steel tube Weavers that I am looking for the right vintage rifle to put them on. Problem I have is mostly all lever guns and still able to, and using peep sights...

The obvious answer is to go find a rifle that would right with the scope! A scope with no rifle follows my grandmothers old saying, "A piece of apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze!" And yes, she actually said that, and yes, I like cheddar cheese with apple pie to this day!

I'm just an enabler...

 

[L Ross]

Yes, and handy as pockets on a shirt for bore sighting a rifle.
You may not be able to see it, but the rest is adjustable in the rear to increase and decrease elevation.

Ben

Beats the heck out of a card board box with two U shaped notches whittled out of the ends.

 

[dale2242]

Brett, I forgot about the apple pie-cheddar cheese combo.
Brings back old memories to this 80-year-old brain.
My mother loved that combo.