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Old 04-23-2022, 02:29 PM
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Those old Widefield or Wide view scopes did work pretty well in their day. Dave gave a good example of how.
Have not seen one for a good number of years also. You could probably sell it fairly easy on classified if you wanted to do so Ken.
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Old 04-23-2022, 02:43 PM
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Those old Widefield or Wide view scopes did work pretty well in their day. Dave gave a good example of how.
Have not seen one for a good number of years also. You could probably sell it fairly easy on classified if you wanted to do so Ken.
Just a bit of trivia....

I was just a kid when this Redfield range-finding models first came out. I remember the gun writers coaching hunters that use one to be sure & allow for a 2" variance if hunting whitetail or blacktail deer. You see, these smaller deer are only 16" back to brisket width!....LOL
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Old 04-24-2022, 05:24 AM
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Back in 1973 I bought a Sako L61 7mmag and
put a Widefield 43x on it. Mighty fine classy scope
for those days. It's still on the rifle yet.

I have never seen the range finder version.

It should sell quickly. Though I'd suggest you search
the current value before you list it Ken.
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Old 04-24-2022, 01:08 PM
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Kenbro, you could probably adapt that system to foxes by dividing by 2? I'm like pertnear in thinking the Conetrol rings are pretty elegant. I still have a set from many years ago that I had on a real pretty Browning Safari at one time. Understand about the 30mm scopes though.
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Old 04-24-2022, 01:37 PM
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You might find that you like the Grand Slam scope quite well.

The Japanese made Weaver Grand Slam and Super Slam scopes are pretty darn good scopes. I am not sure if they are still made in Japan, but I have north if a dozen of the Nitrex branded ones that were made by LOW in Japan and they are among my favorite scopes.

The Redfield Widefields were not my cup of tea. But they could be mounted low over the receiver. In their day they were kind of popular.
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Old 04-24-2022, 08:21 PM
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Hi Bill,
Probably not worth the shipping charge to send to the USA.
I costs enough to send a handful of little bullets lol.
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Old 04-24-2022, 08:23 PM
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Howdy George,
As mentioned to Bill, won’t be worth sending over the pond.
Hope ya doin’ okay mate?
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Old 04-24-2022, 08:26 PM
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Hi Joe,
I might just give that a go if I don’t get on with the Weaver scope.
Thanks for the idea.
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Old 04-24-2022, 08:33 PM
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JDH;
My weaver is quite old (6-20) but the glass is clear, and, surprisingly I can get a full picture when on full power, without crawling up the stock, just. Could do with a longer neck.
When the Redfield was on it was no stretch at all to get good eye relief.
If I don’t get on with the Weaver (Fine cross hair and 1/8th moa Target dot) I will put thr Redfield back on for a while.
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Old 04-24-2022, 10:21 PM
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Ken: I have a 10x fine crosshair and 1/8 dot Weaver on my 20 Tac. Love the combination and it works well for me out to around 400 yrds, which is what I usually have for about the longest shots, 90 % of the time anyway.
Think you will like yours.
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