My favorite old school.
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Nice. I have pre-64 in a marksman stock (that was hacked up by someone to shoot palma) that I'd love to have turned into one of those. Biggest problem I've found is finding the correct stock for the build.
Nice. I have pre-64 in a marksman stock (that was hacked up by someone to shoot palma) that I'd love to have turned into one of those. Biggest problem I've found is finding the correct stock for the build.
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
DAMN! That's nice!
DAMN! That's nice!
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Very nice! Now that's class!
Very nice! Now that's class!
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
I bought the model 70 refinished the stock with tongue oil and GAP set up the bedding, barrel change and sight mounts,tuned the trigger and re-blued it. It's fun to pull out when you first shoot with someone. They kind of scratch their head at first expecting you to pull out the AI.
I bought the model 70 refinished the stock with tongue oil and GAP set up the bedding, barrel change and sight mounts,tuned the trigger and re-blued it. It's fun to pull out when you first shoot with someone. They kind of scratch their head at first expecting you to pull out the AI.
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Gorgeous rifle.
Gorgeous rifle.
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Wow, what a great looking rifle.
Wow, what a great looking rifle.
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
congrats on the nice old school rig!!!
congrats on the nice old school rig!!!
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Made my day too!
Made my day too!
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
nice piece brings back some memories
nice piece brings back some memories
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Nice. That's the kind of rifles that I love....
Nice. That's the kind of rifles that I love....
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Really nice.
Really nice.
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
optics have come a long ways...
awsome stick
optics have come a long ways...
awsome stick
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
What I never understood about this era of sniper rifle is why would they went with what appears (to me) to be a much more fragile design of a scope than what they were using in WWII.
These Lymans and Unertls look as fragile as a museum piece, compared to the smaller, internal adjustment scopes of WWII.
Just looking at that, I'd imagine any rough bump on a rock or tree branch would set off the adjustments.
Thoughts?
What I never understood about this era of sniper rifle is why would they went with what appears (to me) to be a much more fragile design of a scope than what they were using in WWII.
These Lymans and Unertls look as fragile as a museum piece, compared to the smaller, internal adjustment scopes of WWII.
Just looking at that, I'd imagine any rough bump on a rock or tree branch would set off the adjustments.
Thoughts?
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Simple...Accuracy is Repeatability. You're trained to never bump or break your weapon system...you might snap your back when you fall...but the weapon never got hurt...
Simple...Accuracy is Repeatability. You're trained to never bump or break your weapon system...you might snap your back when you fall...but the weapon never got hurt...
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Not to doubt your experience here, but... really?
Most times I see weapons from the sandbox from any branch, they are completely beat to shit.
Philosophy is nice, but practice is another thing. It seems quite dangerous to put a delicate piece of equipment on your rifle and trust the Marine to take extra special care of it while in the heat of battle and throughout their deployment.
In fact, I just came up with the perfect example- read all the proving requirements and tests for the USMC scopes nowadays- they try to destroy those things before ever making a final decision. Not the most efficient approach if the prevailing SOP were "take extra special care of it".
All I'm saying is, if I were to be in the thick of battle, I'd rather have this:
http://www.kirkemmerich.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/springfields-004.JPG
Or this:
http://www.buymilitaria.com/mn_images/MNPUSCOPEMOUNT.jpg
Sitting atop my rifle than this:
http://www.craphound.com/images/ethericdynamo.jpg
Not to doubt your experience here, but... really?
Most times I see weapons from the sandbox from any branch, they are completely beat to shit.
Philosophy is nice, but practice is another thing. It seems quite dangerous to put a delicate piece of equipment on your rifle and trust the Marine to take extra special care of it while in the heat of battle and throughout their deployment.
In fact, I just came up with the perfect example- read all the proving requirements and tests for the USMC scopes nowadays- they try to destroy those things before ever making a final decision. Not the most efficient approach if the prevailing SOP were "take extra special care of it".
All I'm saying is, if I were to be in the thick of battle, I'd rather have this:
http://www.kirkemmerich.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/springfields-004.JPG
Or this:
http://www.buymilitaria.com/mn_images/MNPUSCOPEMOUNT.jpg
Sitting atop my rifle than this:
http://www.craphound.com/images/ethericdynamo.jpg
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
I used to own one of those externally-adjusted Unertl scopes.
While they might have been somewhat mechanically fragile - you didn't want to beat them up - they were <span style="font-style: italic">extremely</span> reliable, more so than any scope with internal adjustments I have owned since.
I used to own one of those externally-adjusted Unertl scopes.
While they might have been somewhat mechanically fragile - you didn't want to beat them up - they were <span style="font-style: italic">extremely</span> reliable, more so than any scope with internal adjustments I have owned since.
Re: Winchester M70 30-06 and Unertl 10x
Always had a soft spot for the model 70... something about your first rifle.
Always had a soft spot for the model 70... something about your first rifle.
