Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Yay or nay VX3 2.5-8x36 on my baby...

BSA, I vote Yay.

Here is a VX3 2.5-8x36 on a '55 SG 30-06. It looks good, balances well, is light, and has a decent variable range with a wide field of view. It's just a great all round scope for the money and if you change your mind it will sell in two seconds flat here on the Fire.

Eric

Eric M, What a fantastic rig! Im still sulling like a possum over missing your SG NM 06 !

I guess Im a lucky guy as so far knock on wood I have never had a pre 64 mod 70 that was not accurate, (post 64 as well) nor have I had but one bad Leupold, I bought it off fleabay for 200, a fixed 12X AO and I sent it off to Oregon,Leupold, they sent it back like new! I love the idea of made in America and their CS to me so far. When you were raised on iron sights using a good scope feels like cheating! very best WinPoor

Thanks, Winpoor. I'm still kicking myself for selling it!

Eric

I think this bad boy would look superb on any pre-64 Winchester, especially for woods hunting and looks most appropriate. In fact, I'm fighting an urge to try it on my '52 270.

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Not a pre-64 (mine wears a fixed 6 leupy) but a long action M70 in 7x57. 2.5x8 loopy in extra low talley rings.

Nice rifle buddy. I like it!! Thanks for the help..

Winchester M 70 Featherweight 7x57 Mauser and Talley Lightweight bases/rings and a Leupold 2.5x scope.

Looks good to me. I think that 2.5-8x with the low rings I've bought will look pretty good. Scope and rings should be here soon but late next week on the rifle. I ran across an old M8 4X that would look good as well. It looked nearly new.

You may have a problem mounting the short tube 2.5-8 without the extended base or ring. Let us know how it works out for you.

The 1.75-6X looks right to me as well. Here on my pre-64 358 Win.

I have two 57' fwt's both 06'gs. One has the 2.5x8 and the other has a vx-2 3x9. I hunt mostly Pa farmland and woods. Both scopes are pretty similar to me and don't feel handicapped with either. But If I had to choose one it'd be the Vx 3.

Looking good ed...

Thanks. Just one of a dozen a couple of years ago.

Pre '64 M 70 Featherweight .30-06 with a Leupold 6x 42mm scope,Leupold bases & rings. It weighs 7 lbs 14 ozs.

Looking good guys. EdM, I think GSSP (Allen) uses the 1.75-6 Leupold on a couple of his nice pre 64's...

We've discussed this before on this site.

The 2.5-8X Leupy is a tight fit on a Pre'64 70 with Dual Dovetails.

I had to machine the rings narrower to mount these.

Yes we have rembo. These (the DD's I pictured) are not nearly as tight as the ones in your picture. The extended rear base solves 2 issues for me: Helps with long eye relief and allows one to set the scope far enough forward to get optimal sight picture. The scopes in your picture are chit out of luck for lateral adjustment. I won't shoot a rifle where I have to adjust my head each time I shoulder it: Just not going to happen. I guess it's the snap shooter in me

This Vari-X III 2.5-8x36 has been on my 30-06 for twenty years - no issues.

My 3o-o6 M70 FW has a 2.5-8 mounted on it using S&K mounts. I really like it and the eye relief works for me, but I can see how it might not for everyone. Not a lot of room to adjust it for sure, it just happens to work for me. Sounds like the DDs might have more adjustment in them with the extended rear base? I'd say go for it... I love that scope.