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p230
Optics Apprentice Joined: December/09/2007 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 96 |
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Posted: February/28/2010 at 17:45 |
Does anyone here have experience with the Weaver 1-3X20? I am needing a scope to put on a No4 T Enfield that I have that is scopeless. I am trying to maintain the proper look and magnification characteristcs. I was looking for an old Weaver V4.5 with the post reticle but they generally go for more than these new ones. Other sugestions would be welcome. I like the Bushnell 4200 1.25-4X24 but I don't know if I want to go that high on a scope that may or may not stay on the rifle. I have hopes of finding an orginal someday.
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lucytuma
Optics Jedi Knight Joined: November/25/2007 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 5389 |
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I have one on a "brush buster", nice little scope.
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Terry Lamb
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I put the Weaver 1-3 on my grandson's Marlin 336 about three years ago. He is not kind to his equipment while hunting here in North Idaho, but the Weaver has never jarred out of zero, and I am very much pleased with the brightness and clarity of that little scope.
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p230
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Well I might give it a try. Just missed another auction. I just have a hard time time paying $120 plus for an old scope off ebay. I just wish the orginals were not so scare. It would be nice if someone made a repo of the old No32 scopes.
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Rico, we'll need special tactical equipment
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anweis
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I missed on two originals and i gave up. I ended up with a more expensive Leupold Ultralight 2.5x20, an awesome scope with 5" eye relief. The new 1-3x20 Weavers have only 3 inches of eye relief, insufficient for my use.
The no. 32 originals had 4" ER. I would buy one or two if someone made a copy of them at $100.
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p230
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I missed on two originals and i gave up. I ended up with a more expensive Leupold Ultralight 2.5x20, an awesome scope with 5" eye relief. The new 1-3x20 Weavers have only 3 inches of eye relief, insufficient for my use.
The no. 32 originals had 4" ER. I would buy one or two if someone made a copy of them at $100. [/QUOTE]
Well at least I know I am not the only one on this trip. I have looked at the Leupolds as well. For a while I thought about tying to find a used FX-III and seeing if I could send it back to have target knobs put on just to make it a little more authentic. Cost is a bit much to do that though.
I would pay more than $100 if they could make one on par with the 4200's quality.
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Rico, we'll need special tactical equipment
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boliodogs
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I owned a Weaver 1-3x20 and sold it and I would not buy another one. For one thing the exit pupil was smaller than it should be. Why, I do not know but I know I want the full size exit pupil. It was not one of the better scopes to look through. I can highly recommend a Leupold vxll 1-4x20, a Nikon African 1-4x20 or a Weaver Grand Slam 1.5-5x32 and they are all much better scopes in my opinion than the Weaver 1-3x20. I payed $300 for the Leupold, $250 for the African and $290 for the Grand Slam, all new from dealers. I love all three scopes.
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JimFromTN
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I you can find one, you can probably get one of the older Nikon Monarch UCC 1.5-4.5 X 20 for around $185 plus shipping.
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p230
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Are the UCC's shotguns scopes?
I may look into the Nikon Monarch African. Why are the 30mm Monarch Africans so much more expensive than the 1" version?
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Rico, we'll need special tactical equipment
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