Am I a dinosaur ?

Now to find a set for my latest Winchester 69A...........aye?
Nawt to be had locally.
Ended up with a cheep set of Tasco and the nice Z's won't work
as the bottoms are straight across flat.
Need a set with the hump bump.

Dang.
 
My first scope mounts were handmade.... from a roll of Scotch tape. The scope tube was a paper towel cardboard roll with string for crosshairs: I don't know what inspired me to secure this to my homemade sniper rifle cut from a piece of plywood but where I lacked in bottle fed "entertainment" I made up for with imagination and improvisation. My first actual set of scope rings were on a Christmas present for my 22lr... I was ~13.

Yes the Weaver strap rings are dated, but once figured out and attached properly they did as they were designed to do. I have a set on a 222 that are not wrecking the Weaver K6 I have on it. Given their shortcomings, they are a dated design so far from a first choice but the 222 mentioned, these rings and scope are from the same period... which is slightly before this dinosaur egg.
 
Weaver rings ... could be called Chubby Checker rings, as in, come on baby, "Let's Do The Twist" ... singer and song from the same era as the rings. I'm glad they're all history, especially the rings.
 
They mark scopes, are ugly and twist the scope as they tighten. I can say I've never broken one, which is more than I can say for the Grand Slams. No Weavers for me, except for the many bases I use.
 
kamlooky said:
Just mewv them 'round till they lyme up...........
And I just can't get my head around the scope bases that encroach the bolt opening.
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Have you ever struggled to get a scope farther forward? Or lengthened a stock to avoid getting nailed with the scope? 1/2" can be the difference between looking through a scope and looking through blood.
 
I've used classic weaver rings forever, and they have held a scope on my Win 70 in .338 win mag properly in place for around 30 years. They do suck to install, as they turn in as you tighten the screws, but once things are set up, they are lightweight and reliable.

Funny thing is, just yesterday I installed a 20 year old command-post 4X scope, using classic weaver rings on a new Savage 42 in .22 WMR over .410, that I am hoping will prove to be a "stew pot" gun while out on longer big game hunts...
 
On a rifle of a certain vintage, older Husqvarnas, pre- '64 M70's, Remington 721/722/725, the Weaver rings just look right. Minor pita to set up, but once that's done they work just fine.
 
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