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Lyman All American and Alaskan, Unertl, B&L Bal4 and Bal8 (even if he mounts were screwy).


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I had two of them. Had one get it's etched reticle shattered.
Gave the other to an old friend for his .25-06. By the time I found a mount for it, he had lost the scope during a move.
Knew a guy that switched to the Buehler Adjustable Base setup for his. It seems he dropped the rifle on the scope and bent the spring loaded rod on the rings that locked it into the B&L bases. The scope was fine, however.
I saw one dropped off of a high bunk on to the floor once. shattered the clear glass, slip on scope cover on it, but didn't hurt the scope. Another time, saw a write up in the American Rifleman about a saleman for B&L using one to knock the legs off of a chair. Tough scope.
I had to buy a Leupold in the early 80's because B&L and Bushnell hadn't gotten their act together at that point. Glad I did. While the B&L 4X I bought in 1972 was, and still is, an excellent, tough scope, it was much tougher to use in a hurry than my new 4X Leupold.
Ah, well. We have much better scopes than my grandfather used to hunt with. I think we can all agree on that. E

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