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Read post about the possible demise of Weaver scopes 2 weeks back.
Natchez has the 4x38mm for $99 a great price for a good scope!
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Cool. That have some tacti-cool big knob ones too.
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The 2-8x36 Grand Slam is as fine of a low-power variable that you're going to find for $240...
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Ordered a 4x38 this morning. When I looked a week ago they were out of stock. Wasn’t taking a chance this time. Ordered as soon as I saw the email.
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Anyone know if Bushnell will uphold the warranties of any of these Weaver scopes??
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I have no confirmation,but I would think so.May just be lucky,but i have never had anything that said Weaver on it go belly up on me.Although,they've all been made in Japan...
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Anyone know if Bushnell will uphold the warranties of any of these Weaver scopes?? Did Bushnell buy the Weaver line?
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Did Bushnell buy the Weaver line?
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Weaver is now part of Vista Outdoors...
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That's quite a lineup. Been out of the loop for a bit working in an internet free zone. Thx
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Great price and I am thinking about picking a couple. The questionable warranty concerns me. One of the guys in the other thread was sent a Bushnell when he sent his Weaver in. I haven't great luck with Bushnell warranty
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Weaver is now part of Vista Outdoors... where brands to go to die, its bascially another freedom group. everything goes to crap. The investors buy the company, lean and tighten up the companies operation, show nice healthy profits initially. Then convince big banks to make massive loans to the company they just purchased. Instead of using the money to benefit the company. They pay themselves back for the purchase price of the company with the new loans. Then they vampire out all the cash they can, file bankruptsy, or sell off whats left of the company. its amazing they manage to get loans for this crap when the strategy is so clearly repeated.
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Weaver is now part of Vista Outdoors... where brands to go to die, its bascially another freedom group. everything goes to crap. The investors buy the company, lean and tighten up the companies operation, show nice healthy profits initially. Then convince big banks to make massive loans to the company they just purchased. Instead of using the money to benefit the company. They pay themselves back for the purchase price of the company with the new loans. Then they vampire out all the cash they can, file bankruptsy, or sell off whats left of the company. its amazing they manage to get loans for this crap when the strategy is so clearly repeated. The bank and equity company investors are on both board of directors. Witness Mittens and Cerberus capital. Good old boys get richer.
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Natchez has a fathers day code today that will take another $20 off. Just picked up a 3-9ao rimfire scope for $149!
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That's definitely a good price on the 4x; but I have a question for those who use it: Is the eye relief really as short as the specs show in the description? There is almost an inch difference between Leupold's FXII and the Weaver K4.
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K6 is listed at 3.15",but seems longer than that.I haven't got a K4 at the moment to check.Weavers have never been generous with eye relief,but I've never had a problem with them being too short.I've got a late 70's V10 2-10x50 on a mdl 700 in 30/06,that has the shortest of any Weaver I've ever had.Still no problem...
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That's definitely a good price on the 4x; but I have a question for those who use it: Is the eye relief really as short as the specs show in the description? There is almost an inch difference between Leupold's FXII and the Weaver K4.
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Weaver is now part of Vista Outdoors... where brands to go to die, its bascially another freedom group. everything goes to crap. The investors buy the company, lean and tighten up the companies operation, show nice healthy profits initially. Then convince big banks to make massive loans to the company they just purchased. Instead of using the money to benefit the company. They pay themselves back for the purchase price of the company with the new loans. Then they vampire out all the cash they can, file bankruptsy, or sell off whats left of the company. its amazing they manage to get loans for this crap when the strategy is so clearly repeated. If I was anti-gun and had lots of money, this is what I would do.
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I took advantage and ordered 2 of the classic 6x38 Weavers.. $129.99 each. I got plans for them too. Good Deal.
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I ordered a couple as well - have wanted another RV9 rimfire scope and have wanted to try a Grand Slam 2-8, and figured now or never...
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Thanks for the heads up. I just ordered one for an old Husqvarna I inherited. $89 is hard to pass up.
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i ordered a 4x last night. could not pass that up.
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Their 2.5-7X rimfire is a helluva scope especially at $100. I just ordered another for my recently acquired 66 vintage Ruger 10-22 Mannlicher.
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Their 2.5-7X rimfire is a helluva scope especially at $100. I just ordered another for my recently acquired 66 vintage Ruger 10-22 Mannlicher. Pictures! Bob
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Their 2.5-7X rimfire is a helluva scope especially at $100. I just ordered another for my recently acquired 66 vintage Ruger 10-22 Mannlicher. Pictures! Bob Bob, I am in Idaho and the rifle is in Texas so here it is as bought. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/8Ug26hy.jpg)
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Their 2.5-7X rimfire is a helluva scope especially at $100. I just ordered another for my recently acquired 66 vintage Ruger 10-22 Mannlicher. Pictures! Bob Bob, I am in Idaho and the rifle is in Texas so here it is as bought. Thanks! Great picture of an awesome .22. Bob
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So, does anyone have the V7?
ER on the Weaver site is listed at 3.15 inches, but all the vendor sites with specs show it at 3.5-4.5". Which is correct?
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So, does anyone have the V7?
ER on the Weaver site is listed at 3.15 inches, but all the vendor sites with specs show it at 3.5-4.5". Which is correct?
Thanks. My favorite 2-7 scope. I believe the eye relief is in the 3.5-4.5 camp, not 3.15. I contemplated ordering another when I saw the sale. Mine is clear and tracks well. Has spent most of its life on a Rem 760 30-06.
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Thanks Tom. Gonna give it the flashlight test when it lands.
Now, what to do with it?
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Maybe go old school and mount it on a Featherweight in Weaver tip-off rings? Sort of like JB has on his?
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Maybe go old school and mount it on a Featherweight in Weaver tip-off rings? Sort of like JB has on his? That's not helpful, Parson. I'm trying to cut back! I was thinking about what rifle I already have I could put it on. Thought you guys were supposed to help us avoid temptation.
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So, does anyone have the V7?
ER on the Weaver site is listed at 3.15 inches, but all the vendor sites with specs show it at 3.5-4.5". Which is correct?
Thanks. My favorite 2-7 scope. I believe the eye relief is in the 3.5-4.5 camp, not 3.15. I contemplated ordering another when I saw the sale. Mine is clear and tracks well. Has spent most of its life on a Rem 760 30-06. Weaver's website lists 3.15", but their online catalog lists 3.62" for the V2.5-7. And they have those reversed with the V2-10x38. I think someone just messed it up, but it's a question I submitted quite some time ago and never got a response back on. Likewise, the specs they listed in 2009 are different than the current catalog dated 2017. The 3.5-4.5" is from the 2009 catalog specs. The other difference being, the specs are listed with a single number instead of a range. I have my doubts about that.
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Thought you guys were supposed to help us avoid temptation. Unfortunately I'm not help in this regard. BTW, the eye relief question has always bugged me. It seems to be a varying figure in a lot of Weaver's literature, online and print, and because of that I've always shied away from buying any of their scopes. I'd love to see all the manufacturers just use a fixed eye relief like some do, but I suppose that's not in the cards. Let us know what it actually turns out to be.
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Thought you guys were supposed to help us avoid temptation. Unfortunately I'm not help in this regard. BTW, the eye relief question has always bugged me. It seems to be a varying figure in a lot of Weaver's literature, online and print, and because of that I've always shied away from buying any of their scopes. I'd love to see all the manufacturers just use a fixed eye relief like some do, but I suppose that's not in the cards.Let us know what it actually turns out to be. That's because of what JB calls the Optics Triad, or something of the sort. Power, field, and eye relief all are interrelated, and the maker shifts the three aound to suit their perception of what customers will buy. I'm big on ER; one reason being my general insistence that I be able to work the bolt without lifting my face off the comb, even with my long-actioned Mausers. I'll shine a light through it when in lands and report the bitter truth.
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Wish these had a 32 or 33mm objective.
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Well, that 'splains the discrepancies anyway. Thanks for all the trouble you went to. If the best "estimate" turns out to be true and they still have them on sale on Direct Deposit Day, I might pick up another or one of the RF models. I love good, cheap scopes.
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Good buy on these little for Weavers for sure.
Having a hard time between one of these or a Bushnell Elite 3500 2-7x for same money. I am a sucker for that Rainguard.
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Did the light measurement with my V2.5-7x32. Measured from the bell. Scope purchased in 2009. Measurement at 2.5x was a little tougher to pinpoint. Did a few more data points at 4x and 5x.
Eye relief: 3" - 4.25" (possibly up to 4.5"), 3.25" @ 5x, 3.5" @ 4x.
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Wish these had a 32 or 33mm objective. 5mm vs. great reticle,reliable tracking,jap glass,and $99.No brainer...
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I get wanting the smaller bell but the K4 is a pretty svelte little scope. I have a 2-7x32 on my 10/22 and while it has grown on me, I did feel it looked a bit brickish at first.
The K4 has no power knob which also keeps it looking sleeker.
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Did the light measurement with my V2.5-7x32. Measured from the bell. Scope purchased in 2009. Measurement at 2.5x was a little tougher to pinpoint. Did a few more data points at 4x and 5x.
Eye relief: 3" - 4.25" (possibly up to 4.5"), 3.25" @ 5x, 3.5" @ 4x. Mine showed up yesterday. Your measurements look correct. I measured from the face of the rear lense, inset about 3/8", and got over 4" at 2.5 and just over 3 at 7. Very nice little scope, made in Japan, btw. They're back up to $149 now, but I'm gonna keep my eyes peeled for another sale. It's much trimmer and a good bit lighter than my Hawkes that cost almost the same. Another bonus for this old fatso is that there are enough threads on the eyepiece so I can do without glasses in the field. Very fine threads too.
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