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I keep a close eye on the local pawn/sports shop here in SW Montana and today that paid off (again).
A Rifle/scope came out of pawn and the owner of the shop took the scope off of the Rifle to sell them seperately.
I bought the scope more as a curiosity than as something to use - mainly because it was SO dang heavy!
The scope is a Weaver all steel V9-1 Model and it is a 3 by 9 variable with adjustable objective!
I weighed it on my scale and it came to 21 full ounces and a fraction more!
A similar Leupold scope weighs 12 ounces!
I guess I had just never handled one of these Weaver V9-1 scopes before - its heft was like that of a medium size hammer!
I could not believe how heavy it is.
Anyway I got it home and cleaned it up good and took it outside to check for parallax and clarity (again).
The adjustable objective is marked thusly:
50 yards - 100 yards - 200 yards - 1,000 yards!
The adjustable objective system completely wipes out ANY parallax - at least in the 50 to 200 yard distances!
And the clarity of image and brightness was VERY good.
I am hoping this model has the perma-center feature of later scopes.
I am now planning on putting this scope on a vintage Remington 722 I own.
Anyone have any information on these Weaver V9-1 scopes?
Like when they were made - what increments are the scope adjustment divisions equal to - etc etc etc.
Thanks in advance
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VarmintGuy

I had one just like it. Over 21 ounces on my scale, too. It is a constant center design.

Mine was all-steel AO and not Micro-Trak. I think Weaver went to the all-steel AO in mid 1970's and Micro-Trak in late 1970's.

Bruce

Bcp: Thanks Bruce - I have some Gun Digest type books from the early 1970's and I will start a search for information there.
Did some more focal observations and critiques here this early A.M. and in the BRIGHT and low to the horizon sunlight here in SW Montana the optical image is VERY impressive indeed!
I am debating whether to mount this scope on my Remington 722 in 222 Remington or on my Remington 788 in 223 Remington?
Both Rifles are proven shooters with load development completed on them.
Today (Thanksgiving Day) is absolutely gorgeous and without even a hint of moving air!
It is absolutely still here.
Very unusual.
But... alas... the day is dedicated to the VarmintSons who are both home from college for the holiday.
I just hope next week has some similar amazingly still days so I can put this scope through its paces.
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VarmintGuy

Bcp: Bruce, I found reference to the "heavy" V9-W in the 1979 Gun Digest - they claim the weight is 21 1/4 ounces.
It does not make mention of much in the vague outline type reference chart to any of the scopes - just a one line refence to that model with field of view (3x = 36' 9x = 14' at 100 yards).
No mention of Micro-Trak attributes or availabilty and no mention of increment values.
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VarmintGuy

Digging through old GD's:

1974 p.224:
-W wide view scopes introduced

All steel-no more plastic

1974 p.225:
Clicks eliminated, dial mark = 1/4 min for 4x and higher


1979 p. 174
Micro Trac for all 1 inch scopes, introduced on T-models last year.

I have only looked at a few of the scope specs, but they seem to not change as often as they should to match new introductions, for example, the new, heavier all-steel scopes. The 1974 V9 specs are 13 oz, V9W at 19 3/4 oz. I doubt that eyepiece change is almost 7 ounces. They don't show AO versions, either.

There is a high-priced scope book by Nick Stroebel (sp?) that might be better for historical information. I have only Bob Bell's scope book which seems to be a summary of his GD articles for the history part. Little new information not in the GD.

Bruce

Bcp: Bruce thank you very much I am sure that answers one of my questions - and that was the main one - 1/4" graudations!
Thanks again.
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VarmintGuy