Rifle Scopes Vintage Rimfire Scope Restoration

[BytorJr]

I'm not sure this post belongs in this exact forum but it is a scope question more or less.

Does anybody know a source to restore or at least clean the internals of an old rimfire scope? I know I could by a much better scope, but this has extreme sentimental value to me. I believe it's an early Weaver, about 1/2" in diameter. It's dirty; but in daylight it's still pretty bright considering the age (I'm guessing 40's or 50's). I shudder to understand how the mounting system works for Az/El adjustment since that's built into the base.

Just thinking of if it would be cool to have it restored or if it's a pipe dream.

Thanks for any sources.

 

[Sieg]

I'm guessing there's a few people on Rimfire Central or Accurate Shooter that may have an answer for you.

 

[BytorJr]

I'm guessing there's a few people on Rimfire Central or Accurate Shooter that may have an answer for you.

Thanks!!

 

[Tiger_Shilone]

Vintage Gun Scopes https://www.vintagegunscopes.com/scope-services

Not cheap

 

[smoothy8500]

A $100 and 90-day turnaround is not unreasonable for cleaning the internals. Sounds like the complete refurbish gets polished and blued. Compared to some other scope doctors that take a year (or more), Vintage Gunscopes sounds pretty decent.

 

[BytorJr]

I’d looked at them but didn’t know if anybody had experience with them. But they do seem to have some nice older scopes for sale that have been refurbished.

 

[flatland1]

You never know what you're going to learn on a day-to-day basis on this place! I received my first Weaver scope (an A2.8 with post reticule) when I was a freshman in high school in 1964, and bought several more K4s & K6s in the early '70s. Always had good experiences with them. Good to see a company that restores them to better-than-new condition...