Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics How would you scope my 1949 .257 Roberts Model 70?

I got a period correct weaver k 2.5 scope and the rings to match, but there is too much parallax for my liking:





My two modern scopes are a Leupold VX-1 1-4 and a Leupold Vari-Xiic 2-7. I also have a Weaver K 2.5 60 B

The Vari-Xiic will need a special mount because it is too short for the existing holes.

What else does the Forum suggest?

It looks nice on there though. Too bad about the parallax problem though. Have you tried a leupold 2.5-8 on it?

My dad had a pre-64 model 70 that he got in the early 70's. He put a redfield 3x9 wide field (TV view) on it the day he got it. My brother inherited that one when my dad passed in 1990, and it still has that scope on it to this day. And it still gets hunted with every year. BTW, its a 270. All that being said,that scope just looks right on there. And I made out OK in the inheritance too. I got my dads favorite rifle, a west German made weatherby in 270 weatherby magnum.

The old Weaver looks good, even though I pour the thumbscrews on the wrong side.

Unfortunately, if I move my eye behind the scope the post jumps around, making it hard to get good groups.

It certainly is good enough to kill a deer at 200 yards if I was so inclined, but I shoot paper at 100 yards and I do not like getting 3 to 4 inch groups from a gun that is much better than that.

In terms of correcting for parallax, which of these three will be the most accurate?

K3 60 in a box
K 2.5-1
K 4 60B

Maybe try to find an old Lyman all american 6X with AO.

It's only about $80 to get your scope rebuilt and they'll set the parallax at whatever distance you specify.

As a hunter, I'd put a modern scope on it. Probably a 2-7X33 Leupold VX-2

Having trouble getting my Vari-XIIc 2-7 to fit.

a straight 20 mm front is probably the best bet

How about the Leupold 3x20 scope? This is a scope that is about the same as the 2.5x Waver but with modern optics. It would be perfect for the Winchester model 70 you have, kipping with the very elegant and retro look of the rifle. See the link below for the gloss and mate models.

http://swfa.com/Leupold-3x20-FX-II-Riflescope-P50862.aspx

http://swfa.com/Leupold-3x20-FX-II-Riflescope-P50855.aspx

Unless the scope is faulty, I suspect the real problem is that the comb of the stock is too low to get a proper check weld when using a scope..Try a lace-on comb raiser and work on getting your head position consistent..

When I inherited my pre war .270, I almost went crazy trying to find a scope long enough. Of those on hand, a Leupold 3.5-10(non AO is a must) was all I had that will fit. Those early models came with a stripper clip slot, sending rear base screws farther back.

Needing that scope on a No. 1, I robbed the 70. I came across a vintage Lyman All American 4X that looks period. I really have not put it back on paper since the swap. If it doesn't work, I plan to get a Leupold 4X or put on a low use Weaver micro-trac that I bought new and get a 2-7 for the other rifle. I know the rifle had a 4X Weaver on it back in the '60s, but it may have been kaput?? Jack

It is not period correct, but the Leica ER 3.5-14x42 has excellent ring spacing and 4" of eye relief.

Back then those old M70's were as good as it got around here and the Weavers were as cheap as it got.

We had Lyman and Unertl scopes then. Some had Bausch and Lomb but I never did. The thing about those brands is that they are out of business and the repairs and parts have to be a pain.

Skip past this "period correct" fad and put a Leupold on it. They look quality and have backup.

Of course some upscale 'Euro' scope would be nice but expensive.

That's a heavy rifle. Put a variable on with some magnification and use it for varmints.

+1. Exactly what I was thinking.

Eric

"Upscale eruo" on a pre 64. That's blasphamy isn't it??? ....:


It's always an option though... . That or the dangerous game rifle look:

I have a 1939 Mdl 70 in 22Hornet. I put a set of B&L mounts and a B&L Balvar 5 on it, great combo and looks period correct. The B&L scopes were the premier scopes back then.

Here's a cool one that might do.

Unertl Hawk 6x

You are having parallax problems with a 2.5X scope ? I'm very surprised. They have lots of depth of focus, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Try adjusting it out with the ocular. Get the reticle sharp, then adjust it to the other end of it's adjustment range where the reticle looks sharp as well. Then back up half way. At this point see if you can adjust out most of the parallax. I find this easy to do with my 4-6X Leupolds. Enough so that my 300 yd. groups run the the same MOA's as my 100 yd. groups.
The other thing it could be is your eyes. Then scope might not have enough adjustment range to do this. It might be possible to readjust the scope to give you this adjustment range.
The last possibility would be the scope is defective. Do as one poster suggests and get it fixed or adjusted properly by someone who is equipped to do this.
It's a very good, period correct scope. But my favorite would be an old Lyman Alaskan. E

Would a long tube Leupold M-8 4x work on it?

Craig