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Old Weaver V9 question
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Recently picked up a Savage 340 in 222 Rem that came with a Weaver V9 and Weaver mount. The Weaver mount was incomplete and I wanted to put on one of the Savage factory mounts I have around anyway. After trying unsuccesfully to zero the Weaver (at its full adjustment it hits 3 feet low and 2 feet right at 100yds.) I mounted an old Vintage 4x Lyman I had around and it seems to perform very well producing groups a little over an inch at 100yds. Sorry, I'm digressing! Three questions. One: Is the Weaver worth having fixed/refurbed? Cosmetically it looks good and the optics are clear with fine crosshairs. Two: Am I perhaps missing something in my adjustments with the turrets and 50 ft. to 1000yds. objective adjustments? I am not used to these type scopes and wonder if I've spun the objective bell beyond its' normal adjustment range thus screwing up the POI. Three: If refurbing is an option, can someone tell me the address to send it too and an approximate cost? I want to keep the gun scoped vintage (as are my other 3 340's). Sorry for the long winded questions and thanks for any help you guys can provide!
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Use the link below to contact the folks at Weaver for repair information and cost. They will estimate the repair fee after they have a chance to look it over. They can't read minds so they have to actually see the scope. It's hard to say what could be wrong with it.
I like the older Weavers personally and I have several of the older steel body scopes that I use for hunting and varmint rifles. The fine cross hair/dot reticle is terrific for prairie dogs and I like the post reticle for hunting when used in a scope with lower power. The only one that I don't like as much is the older variable that is adjusted (magnification) by a small knob on the side with the windage adjust knob. The powder range is 2-3/4x to 5x. It's just harder to use in the field.
Here's the link: http://www.weaveroptics.com/questions/faq.html#service
Best.
"When I cease learning...I'm dead"(Me)
"Power corrupts...Absolute power corrupts absolutely"(Descartes?)
"History is written by winners"(Patton)
"You get a lot farther with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone!"(Al Capone)
"There is nothing lower than the human race...except the French" (Samuel Clemens)