Anyone recall this 'vintage' Weaver scope?

[Lefty38-55]

I just picked up a vintage (yet in excellent condition) 1" gloss tube scope w/ External Adjustments on the REAR ring; with the front ring fixed. It is marked "Weaver Adjustable" on the rear mount, 2.5-8X in power.

Questions - Anyone ever see one or have a manual for it? I did email Weaver already, but their page of 'legacy' products did not go back that far for this scope. Based on my experience with Unertl scopes, also of ext adjustments, I'm thinking that the front tube ring should be loosened before making adjustments to the rear, for windage of elevation. Wouldn't you agree?



The reticle is wicked funky! I will be putting this on a vintage wood-stocked 22LR, and was thinking of sighting in the top line for 25 or 50 yards, then seeing where the other lines impact. Just for fun ...



FYI, the glass and reticle are extremely clear, this is just the Seller's ad photo ...

 

[LoonWulf]

Neat old scope! Ive been looking at old weavers some lately, ive seen those but never in person.

Vintage Gun Scopes

Vintage Weaver, Redfield and other Vintage Rifle Scopes, Guns, scope rings and mounts for sale.

www.vintagegunscopes.com

Has listings for them i think.

 

[Laphroaig]

If you ever need repairs, or just a good cleaning and once over, Iron Site is a good place to go.

Weaver Scope Repair | Ironsight, Inc.

We both fix and change. With us, you are in skilled hands. To speak with Iron Site about weaver scope repair right away, dial (918) 445 -2001.

ironsightinc.com

I sent a K2.5 to have the reticle straightened and the seals replaced. They did a nice job and returned it way sooner than they originally said.

 

[usaral63]

That's a V8...........believe it's Weavers first variable. Had one on my old 70, bought it in PX while stationed in Alaska in early 60's.............compared to the stuff available at the time it was good to go and I killed a heap of game with mine. Mine originally had the single cross hair..........increased in size as one adjusted the power.......had that re done in the mid sixtys when I sent the thing back to the El Paso factory & the one you now have installed. Scope held zero well and only after about 30 years of hard use gave me issues. Seals went and I could find no one to do repairs.............inside fogged so badly it was unusable.........and it had to hit the scrap heap. I still may have a brochure and I'll check for you if interested. I believe you might find some data on the Vintage scopes site.......worth a look see as I recall them offering some re builts for sale........wish they'd been around years ago. Lemme know 'bout the paperwork if interested.......no charge if I can find it.

 

[Lefty38-55]

Hi!

Yes, I’d be very interested in any info about it. I see one on Vintage Scopes, but no info on the reticle (says only “FFP, Triple”) of which info I am also seeking, so I will email them.

Thank you! This Site is great!

V8, starting @ $250+:

Vintage Gun Scopes — Weaver V8. 1". c.1952-65. FFP Triple.

Specifications: Power: 2.5x-8x Field of View: 37-14ft Tube Diameter: 1” Eyepiece Diameter: 1.445” Front End Diameter: 1.860” Eye Distance: 3-5” Length: 13 1/4” Weight: 15 oz. Adjustments: External Construction: Blued Steel All grades good to mint are optically and functionally sound, clea

www.vintagegunscopes.com

 

[troy fairweather]

A v8, I had a nice one with that reticle, should have kept it.

 

[usaral63]

Hi!

Yes, I’d be very interested in any info about it. I see one on Vintage Scopes, but no info on the reticle (says only “FFP, Triple”) of which info I am also seeking, so I will email them.

Thank you! This Site is great!

V8, starting @ $250+:

Vintage Gun Scopes — Weaver V8. 1". c.1952-65. FFP Triple.

Specifications: Power: 2.5x-8x Field of View: 37-14ft Tube Diameter: 1” Eyepiece Diameter: 1.445” Front End Diameter: 1.860” Eye Distance: 3-5” Length: 13 1/4” Weight: 15 oz. Adjustments: External Construction: Blued Steel All grades good to mint are optically and functionally sound, clea

www.vintagegunscopes.com

 

[usaral63]

Found the original paperwork brochure plus a Jack O'Conner guide to sighting in a scope that came with the glass........SASE and it's yours......Most all the data you'd need for this model.............gimme a PM.

Name's Pat, by the way.

 

[Lefty38-55]

Done - thank you Pat!

Dale

 

[Jim Watson]

An attempt to counter the “magnifying crosshairs“ of a first focal plane variables scope.
At low power the cluster of crosshairs was the aim point, higher and the fine inner lines showed up.
External adjustment because variable power and internal adjustment was just too much machinery.

 

[usaral63]

Thats true Jim, but the original crosshair arrangement on mine was the single. Truly it presented no real issue as reticle size and target are both relative. In fact I made the longest kill shot of my life (pure luck more than anything) on a caribou............guestimated well in excess of 1000 yards. Gun was sighted in at 100, caribou walked out onto a frozen snowed over pond & stopped. Two friends were bustin' my chops and told me to 'hit that'. Crosshairs obscured the animals body so I held likely ten feet over. managed to get the scope back on the animal just as it was hit.............like I said luck, holding over the whole critter and that bullet hit him square in the base of his skull..............moral being that throwaway shots sometimes aren't.

Far as the multi X........I liked it better that the single........gave you immediate reference points and yeah, you are right about the cluster effect..............sort of a slightly different version of the central circle designs.

 

[Jim Watson]

One brand used tapered crosshairs, at low power they would lead your eye to center and you could pick up the fine aim point.

Anecdote:
A hunter I know shot an elk at a long range. He has one of the Shepherd scopes with the range estimating + holdover circles. I asked him which ring he used. He said, "None, I just held over his back and pulled the trigger."

 

[troy fairweather]

I liked that fine crosshair weaver had, one of the first rifles I hunted with was a commercial fn in 243win dad was letting me use, just the basic model but beautiful condition. Had a weaver k4 and the fine crosshair, missed out shooting what would have been my first legal buck since we walked over a hill 30 minutes before sundown facing west. I could see the deer I the scope but the crosshairs were like they were gone from the sun, whispered to dad he pulls up and drops it with the 141 rem.

Think I liked there post reticle the best, really like to find a nice k4 with it and build a rifle like that fn we had some day for nostalgia. Have a kv weaber 3-5 power with the post on a pre 64 m70 that is still holding up and pretty clear.

 

[CraigC]

If you ever need repairs, or just a good cleaning and once over, Iron Site is a good place to go.

Weaver Scope Repair | Ironsight, Inc.

We both fix and change. With us, you are in skilled hands. To speak with Iron Site about weaver scope repair right away, dial (918) 445 -2001.

ironsightinc.com

I sent a K2.5 to have the reticle straightened and the seals replaced. They did a nice job and returned it way sooner than they originally said.

Thanks for that, I've got a K4 I need to send in.

 

[Laphroaig]

I went through a period when I was searching for a K-2.5 to mount on a Gibbs 1903-A4 Sniper rifle. I ended up buying 3 of them on ebay before I got a nice one. They were going for between $60 and $100 back then.

The pre-accutrac K series all have model designations of which I'm not 100% up on. I think mine are a 60-B, -C and -1. The nicest one is the -1 that has a post reticle. I mounted it on a set of vertical Redfield rings.



Those rings are so low that the bell interfered with the bolt in such a way that I couldn't get enough eye relief to shoot comfortably in prone. The first time I shot it I took out my shooting glasses and got a nice gash on the bridge of my nose. I then mounted it on a M88 Win and hunted with it for a couple of years. It's a nice scope for it's age. I have the -C mounted on an air rifle.