Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Need information on a Redfield 3-9 Accurange type scope

I just picked up a nice rifle and it has an older Redfield 3-9 scope on it. This one has the 18" parallel lines at the top (deer sized) and the tombstone measure in the reticule 2-600 yards. It also has the square shaped ocular in the rear, (wide view I think.) There is also still a factory sticker reading 4 plex. Can someone tell me a little more and possibly a value on this scope? Thanks.

These were pretty rugged scopes with good glass for the times and an early attempt at range finding. 30-35 year old technology with coatings. Never cared for Widefields, after trying one. They were also made with round oculars.

I can't help you on value.

Thanks for the reply. Any info sure helps.

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I once owned beautiful "crowbar" of rifle FN made Browning Safari Grade .300H&H with Browning branded 2-7x variable made for them by Redfield. That one had small square as aiming point which cost cool extra $10 when it was made. I sold it for bunch of money and collector was happy to get the scope with the rifle. Optically it was worse than $60 ones available at Walmart. The only half way decent old American scope that would be useful was Layman 'Alaskan'. Old Weavers from El Paso like most of the rest are junk.
By comparison older vintage European POST WWII scopes from Zeiss, Kaps, B Nickel, Khales, Carl Zeiss Jena (E.German) are still quite usable.

PS. If you are interested what collector of old rifles might give take a look into reference book called Vintage Scopes and Sights? I'm not sure of title but it was available in recent years from Stoeger if I recall correctly.

That is an acu-trac widefield Redfield scope with the range finder reticle. I have owned a few of these and still own one. In there day (1970's and 80's) they were one of the best scopes out there. Pretty good optics, but not much light gathering for early and late hunting. They came with 3 different range adjustment dials for different calibers. The idea was to be able to range the animal and then dail the range and shoot. Similar to the Huskmaw scopes of today, but using an electronic range finder. Value is probably around $200. Looks like it was on a Golden Eagle rifle.