I used an Alaskan for a while and agree that it was/is a fairly decent scope. Another "period" scope that one shouldn't overlook is the Unertl hunting scope. A 4x Hawk is a mighty fine scope. It was as good as you could get back in the day and not very much more $ than a comparable Weaver 4x and is a much better scope. Unertl led the pack in target scope quality, and said quality was transferred to their hunting scopes too.

Just remember that top of the line optics from 50-70 years ago just aren't as good as your entry level scopes of today.


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