Hi,
I got an old steel tubed KV 2.75-5 variable scope off ebay about 2 years ago. It works OK, although I can see a couple scratches/blemishes on the glass. It has fine crosshairs and they stay on the POI if you change the power.... Aesthetically it's not great... no bad dings in the metal, but the blueing is worn off the edges etc...
The scope is on a 1945 Enfield carbine, and the old weaver doesn't seem too out of place on it. Seems more appropriate than a new piece of plastic. Last year or so, I got the name and address of a repair service operating out of El Paso that specializes repairing/rebuilding the old weavers.
So, the question is, what benefit (if any) would I get by sending it off to have it refurbished? It's functional now, so should I just use it and leave well enough alone?
It would be nice to have a duplex reticile in it (some thicker lines would be nice when the light is down). Is this something that they can change out if they're "refurbishing" the scope?
Do they do anything with the aesthetics of the scope (re-blue or whatever)?
Any experience you can relay about the El Paso outfit is appreciated.
Thx,
Brent
