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Has anyone heard of 'White' brand scope?

kissgoodnightkissgoodnight Member Posts: 4,063 ✭✭✭
edited September 2013 in Ask the Experts
I am looking at a post 64 Winchester with a 8x24 scope. The objective(?) is about 3 to 3.5 inches across. The only print on the scope is the word WHITE and 8x24. The value of the scope makes a difference on the value of the gun. Thanks for any help...

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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not listed in Stroebel's scope book. If there is no "country of origin" marked on scope. Most likely U.S. made.

    IMHO, No matter quality of scope and optics. An unknown, orphan scope, wouldn't add any appreciable value to the Winchester.

    Check the going prices for Tasco scopes on fleabay and the gun auctions, to get an idea of the FMV on these kind of scopes.
  • richardaricharda Member Posts: 393
    edited November -1
    I have a similar "Churchill" brand 8x scope, fairly recent make, big objective - no country of origin mark, no score on internet search.
    I suspect Chinese.
  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Same price as the GUN alone 8X24 is worthless for 95% of hunting. and without a country of orgin most likely not of quality to mahe serious Target use.
  • MG1890MG1890 Member Posts: 4,460 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    IF the scope works, figure it's worth 50 bucks at a garage sale or flea market.
  • TWalkerTWalker Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If your scope's objective lens is over 3 inches in diameter, you have a really big scope. 8-24 must be the power range. I have never heard of a White brand scope before. Very interesting.....
  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290
    edited November -1
    There's a White that used to make stereo cameras, there's a David White, that makes sub-caliber surveying equipment, and there's an old (possibly defunct) firm in Georgia that used to make lenses for scopes that carries the name White.
    As always; pictures are priceless.
  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    IF the scope works, figure it's worth 30 bucks at a garage sale or flea market. It is useless for hunting.
  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    IF the scope works, figure it's worth 30 bucks at a garage sale or flea market. It is useless for hunting.

    Agree with the first part on the probable resale value of a generic used scope, not the second.

    A fixed 8x scope is certainly not "optimal" for most hunting, but I don't think its "useless". Its probably OK for plains-type medium/long range hunting and I'd say in most circumstances it probably beats "no scope" by a considerable margin. If that's all you had, you'd use it, right?

    On the actual question, not much to add. I've also never heard of "white" brand scopes. This is probably either a "junk" Chinese brand, or alternatively an American made scope from a "name" manufacturer that was rebranded for private -label sale. Again, if you can get pictures of this thing posted, that might help in terms of identification a bit.

    As clarification, the objective lens is the one closest to the target. If this one really has a 3 inch diameter objective, that's pretty darn big.

    It also doesn't really "add up". An 8 x 24 scope, by definition, has a 24mm objective lens, so that's just over one 1 inch wide. A fixed magnification scope with a 3 inch diameter objective "should" be called an 8 x 75 (or something close to that, depending on exact lens diametero).

    So, by your description, you're probably dealing with an 8-24 x 75 variable power scope, something a little like this:
    opplanet-atnrifprof82.jpg

    Is that what you have? Is it possible that there were more markings on this scope that got rubbed off?

    A scope like that is really intended for long-distance target shooting. Value depends almost entirely on manufacturer. A real high quality scope like that could be worth several hundred dollars, but a cheapie Chinese one, maybe $50.
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