Both have strong points, and I guess I would want them both. I shoot Schuetzen Matches.offhand 200 yds we normally use a 8-10x. Mostly used for Four Position 22RF Matches years back. Would I want a Unertl over a Leupold 36x for a benchrest gun? Debatable. 15X old style 1.5' objective ( Ultra Varmint was the newer 2' objective) Realistic price. (Stevens 44 1/2 with Unertl 1oX external mount scope) Unertls in good condition are demanding, and getting, upwards of 1000 dollars. The use of Unertls on Marine sniper rifles continued into Vietnam- Carlos Hathcock used one on his Model 70. If you are a fan of the Unertl type external adjustable scopes for your vintage single shot rifle, you are well aware that a Unertl, Lyman or Fecker scope, in just about any condition, is an expensive proposition. They just couldn't bring themselves to use the Army's M1903A4's with 2 1/2x Weavers and Lymans. After all, the Marines used them on their M1903A1 sniper rifles in WWII to good effect and no complaints. That said, they are pretty rugged after all is said and done. The other negatives are obviously the hideous prices they fetch these days, and the difficulty in getting them repaired. It's rather easy to re-string the crosshairs if you have a couple tools and good eyesight. 0005" (half a thousandth) diameter tungsten wire in my shooting kit for that very reason. However I do use the 12x Fecker on two smallbore target rifles that do double duty as squirrel rifles (Winchester 52 and Savage M19-33 NRA), and I still never feel handicapped by narrow field of view.Īnother negative is their relative fragility in terms of knocking out/breaking the crosshairs. I never felt handicapped by that, but then again I never used one to track a moving target through the woods. Another negative is the relatively narrow field of view. The negatives are length and weight- but that can be ameliorated by selecting one of the later generation Unertls that were/are a lot shorter in length, probably not any longer than some "modern" target scopes. Adjustments are repeatable up and down the scale- thread lash isn't an issue. (Never off by more than a MOA after doing so.) The mounts on all those old target scopes were the same way. I am wondering what this would be worth it is on a Remington model 37 range master.
it is in good shape and has both dust caps with mounts. The mounts are very precise and with their micrometer scales are extremely repeatable- when I swap the scopes around on guns I simply make a note of the micrometer readings on the windage and elevation knobs so I can be assured of correctness when I mount the scope back onto the gun. I have a j unertl 12x scope that has usmc sniper on it. But, if you can offer something that looks even more like a Unertl, thats great. Scopes such as the SWFA SS 6x42 or the identical Tasco model are the kind of thing Im looking for. The Unertls always had/have excellent lenses, and most models are adjustable to eliminate parallax. Looking to spend up to a maximum of 200 shipped (to the UK) on a scope that looks like a Unertl 10x (the model used on the USMC M40A1). I own/use three Unertl's, one Fecker, and one Litschert.