Three Period Scopes On Three Vintage Guns

Bushmaster1313 · January 20, 2016, 09:58 PM

Just for the fun of it, I've bought, played with and sold more than a handful of older scopes.

I've now sold off all but three and have acquired two newer Leupolds for range work.

Here are the three I am keeping.

1954 Lyman 4x:

1957 or so 4x Mountaineer:

1949 Weaver K2.5:

bamaranger · January 21, 2016, 02:24 AM

It was a real treat looking at your old rifles and scopes. Rigs like that were what many adults were hunting with when I first started as a kid,and your pics are much appreciated.

How is the Savage chambered?

griz · January 22, 2016, 08:32 AM

I'm partial to those classics too. It's probably my bias that causes me to think of them as "real" guns. A 99 like that (in 300 SAV) taught me that crawling the stock can lead to an extra eyebrow.

Tony Z · January 23, 2016, 07:46 AM

Grat photos! Enjoyed looking at the rigs and also took me back btter than fifty years ago when I was first yearning then learning to shoot!

mavracer · January 23, 2016, 08:42 AM

Sweet,
I love shooting heirlooms.

kilimanjaro · January 23, 2016, 12:42 PM

The Model 70 is still the cleanest looking bolt hunting rifle made. Great photos.

January 20, 2016, 09:58 PM	#1
Bushmaster1313 Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2008 Posts: 339	Three Period Scopes On Three Vintage Guns Just for the fun of it, I've bought, played with and sold more than a handful of older scopes. I've now sold off all but three and have acquired two newer Leupolds for range work. Here are the three I am keeping. 1954 Lyman 4x: 1957 or so 4x Mountaineer: 1949 Weaver K2.5:

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bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,295	eye candy It was a real treat looking at your old rifles and scopes. Rigs like that were what many adults were hunting with when I first started as a kid,and your pics are much appreciated. How is the Savage chambered?

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January 22, 2016, 08:32 AM	#3
griz Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,588	I'm partial to those classics too. It's probably my bias that causes me to think of them as "real" guns. A 99 like that (in 300 SAV) taught me that crawling the stock can lead to an extra eyebrow.

January 23, 2016, 07:46 AM	#4
Tony Z Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2013 Location: North Central Pennsyltucky Posts: 749	Grat photos! Enjoyed looking at the rigs and also took me back btter than fifty years ago when I was first yearning then learning to shoot!

January 23, 2016, 12:42 PM	#6
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	The Model 70 is still the cleanest looking bolt hunting rifle made. Great photos.