Vietnam scopes comparison.

[Hunter Customs]

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

 

[Wildthang]

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!

 

[Mobuck]

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.

 

[FALPhil]

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.

 

[Art Eatman]

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.

 

[Bart B.]

Wildthang, that Davis scope is like many target scope which was one of several types used on US military sniper rifles. I thought it was made by Jack Davis in California, but checking on line I learned I was not correct. Here's a link with good info on it.

http://ingunowners.com/forums/acces...nge_report_the_litschert_spot_shot_scope.html

Note it uses those excellent Unertl mounts.