Vietnam scopes comparison.

I have a small collection of vintage Denver-made Redfield scopes. I prefer the ones with the "tombstone" ranging retical. In good shape, they are still excellent scopes, although light-gathering technology has moved on. Still, for $100 for a used Redfield, they still compare favorably with scopes costing several times more.

I don't have any with the "tombstone" ranging recticle mine has the fine crosshair.
I've never seen one with the "tombstone" ranging recticle.
I assume this is the Accu-Range recticle, the description I have for using it sounds very interesting.

One of the main features I like about mine and some of my other older scopes is the capability to lock the eyepiece with the locking ring once the scope is focused.
I hate the fast focus eye piece feature that seems to be on most scopes made now.

Best Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
 
I found this scope at a garage sale and picked it up for $40 dollars. It is like new and the optics are as clear as can be expected considering the scopes age, in fact the optics are quite good.
It is a Davis Optic Spot Shot, 20 power. I have heard that a lot of snipers used these king of scopes, but I really don't know much about this scope!

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The 1970's Redfield 3-9 was the best scope I'd ever looked through at that time. I don't presently own any of the very high dollar scopes so don't have anything to campare. I think the older M70(30/06) had the Unertl target type scopes. Much too cumbersome and delicate for my liking in the environment of SE Asia.
 
I don't have any with the "tombstone" ranging recticle mine has the fine crosshair.
I've never seen one with the "tombstone" ranging recticle.
I assume this is the Accu-Range recticle, the description I have for using it sounds very interesting.
It was Maj. John Plaster's favorite reticle when he wrote the first edition of The Ultimate Sniper.
 
Mostly FWIW, but some forty years back I had a Redfield 3x9 on a Swift. No problem for 3/8 MOA or feral cats to 300 yards at dusk.
 
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