here is an old redfield pistol scope
jthomson
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Sunday, August 30, 2026, 08:25 (6 days ago)
OK I lied, but no need for eye relief when the scope extends over the hammer ?
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/parts-ammo-accessories/optics-be...
That is an old wives tale. That is a scope for long range
Gary Reeder
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Sunday, August 30, 2026, 16:32 (6 days ago) @ jthomson
target or varmint shooting and usually those old scopes were a real short eye relief. Mainly because it is an extreme long range scope where you would have the scope real close to your eye. Those old 16X, 18X and 24X scopes were set up for low power carridges that had no or very little recoil.
Doug come up with a cool antique sporterized
WB
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Monday, August 31, 2026, 12:47 (5 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
.22-250 from the early 1960's (we think). It was on a 1903 Springfield action if I remember. It had a external adjustment old school long 24X or 36X scope on it. It weighed a ton and shot well. Every time I shot it there was a "tink" as the scope eyepiece bounced off my eyeglasses lens. The eye relief was about 3/4 of an inch. I couldn't hold it off. Not really bad but BANG-tink!
The Unertl scope was the best varmint scope
Gary Reeder
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Wednesday, September 02, 2026, 19:33 (3 days ago) @ WB
Back in the early 60s and on thru the early 70s I did a lot of groundhog hunting with a 22-250 with a Unertl scope. Back then if you wanted a good varmint scope you went for the Unertl scope. The adjustment knobs were up on top of the scope. The crosshairs were not the best but they worked perfectly for our varmint hunting. The scopes were brass and were almost the length of the gun itself.They went from 16X on up thru the mid 30X.
I found it funny that the turret was behind the mounts ,
jthomson
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Monday, August 31, 2026, 19:09 (5 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
I cant imagine how you would ever get it on a pistol