holy crap!

[6.5x55swm]

http://www.zeiss.com/content/sportsoptics/international/website/en_de/desktop/hunting/experience/hunting-stories/lost-and-found--zeiss-riflescope-in-norway/jcr%3acontent/stagepar/stage_e505/slide_3853/corpimageml_ac60/image.img.jpg/1385474377084.jpg/old_riflescope_mountains_980x308.jpg

 

[yorgi]

Impressive, wondering how long that rifle spent outside.

A guy from my old moose gang dropped a brand-new high end Leupold in a swamp one year. It had expensive EAW rings with matched
claw mounts on his Sako. Searched in vain for hours to find it with no luck, so it spent a year trapped in the swamp until the following hunt season
when it was found with the help of a $60 metal detector.

Rings had lost their bluing but had not rusted, scope was as good as new, the guy is still using the same setup.

 

[XTGUN]

It was out for 9 years!

Very impressive!

 

[GMC403]

Here,

 

[6.5x55swm]

thanks GMC403

 

[silverfoxdj]

That pic makes me cry ...

 

[6.5x55swm]

sako?

 

[bearkilr]

That leather sling looks great as well. The rifle.......not so much.

 

[Sask_Hunter]

Here,

At least the windage adjustment screws won't work loose now...

 

[yorgi]

Oh...what the hell...if someone's gonna say it why not me, it will after all get me my goat!

How long before it goes on the EE... "Like-new Zeiss scope, rifle has genuine hunting wear...."

 

[owlowl]

Soon on EE - "WTS Zeiss scope, condition - been hunted with"

 

[Magellann]

I'd try to restore it, depending on how bad the barrel is rusted inside.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Good thing that set-up wasn't left in the salt chuck.

 

[Longwalker]

Here's mine, rifle and Zeiss scope had been ripped out of my saddle scabbard by #@&*! thick willows during a mountain descent in a creek canyon at dusk. Laid underwater over night, found and recovered the next morning, given a shake and a wipe, and went on to help me shoot a nice caribou that afternoon. I like Zeiss scopes.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Nice 'boo & huntin' rig. Of course if ye put 'er up on the EE, everyone will know it's been "hunted with".

 

[Baribal]

Full story is here;

http://www.zeiss.com/sports-optics/...st-and-found--zeiss-riflescope-in-norway.html

 

[Slooshark1]

Who the heck loses a rifle? I mean seriously. What a moron. Impressive scope, though. I have not owned a Zeiss...yet. Only Leupolds. Maybe it's time to try one!

 

[owlowl]

Who the heck loses a rifle? I mean seriously. What a moron. Impressive scope, though. I have not owned a Zeiss...yet. Only Leupolds. Maybe it's time to try one!

Recently I heard about a whole bunch of people claiming to loose a rifle in a boating accidents. Curious detail - it was either swiss gun or czech gun. True story.

 

[philthygeezer]

Here,

"Has been hunted."

 

[relic38]

Recently I heard about a whole bunch of people claiming to loose a rifle in a boating accidents. Curious detail - it was either swiss gun or czech gun. True story.

Now that's funny. Thanks for the chuckle.