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My 1894 rifle with the A5 scope gets plenty of exercise.  After a wipe with Hoppes, I lightly oil the outside of it and the mounts.  Beyond that, I wipe the exposed lens faces with a water-dampened or a dry cloth.

Will modern glass cleaners harm the scope?

Are there other aspects of the scope I should attend to?

I’ve begun to put to memory the turrets’ settings:  10 elev, 6 wind (for now.)  (Keeping watch to see if an evil elf is getting his jollies in tampering with them.)  I’m thinking I may have slightly turned the turrets getting it in and out of a soft rifle-sock.  Even if I didn’t, the turrets are more easily turned than the modern scopes I’ve adjusted.

Is there a way to tighten those turrets?  Nail polish to lock them?  Or just keep an eye on them and don’t cause them to roll on anything?

What are the do’s and don’ts in using and caring for this scope?

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I do not leave my scopes on the rifles. They are in the safe and get banged into at times. They are very fragile so I keep them separate. A real nice A5 is now worth near its weight in gold. I have one I put on an early M52 and the other is N.I.B. Big Larry

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Thanks for the note of caution Big Larry.  My A5 came with the rifle and looked pretty sharp when I bought it.  Through use, I’ve worn the finish to where it now might be worth merely its weight in silver.

What parts of the scope are easily damaged?  The crosshairs, I imagine.  More?

I’ve read that the scope can be removed and later installed and will keep its point of aim/accuracy.  Have you found this to be the case?

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Yes, they can be removed and will hold zero.

The tubes are easily dented. Very thin walls. Of course, the glass and X hairs can be damaged as well.

Usually, I don’t use them. I have higher power Lymans that do a better job.   Big Larry

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I agree with Larry and suggest you do not leave the scope on the rifle if you are storing the combo in a safe.  I also keep homemade scope caps on all my vintage scopes when not in use.  The scope cap keeps dust and fibers from accumulating on the lens which decreases the amount of cleaning the lens has to be subjected to and thereby reduces the likelihood of scratching the lenses.

Like Larry, I seldom shoot with any of my Winchester scopes and prefer the optics in a JW Fecker or Unertl for target work.  The vintage Lymans are not bad either but I find the optical quality in the early Feckers to be superb for the era.

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Seems as if I’ll be looking up information on a few types of older scopes.

I’ve not paid much attention in my life to scopes.  Spent most of the decades hunting with open sighted 1894’s and an older-than-most Rem. .270 with its awesome 4x Leopold.  Never needed anything else.

My knowledge of early scopes matches my lack of knowledge regarding current scopes.  So the insights you folks are offering, I’m soaking up.  Thank you.

Many of you members collect higher grade rifles than I do.  My family and I shoot our Winchesters often and prefer to hunt with them over other rifles.  There is much satisfaction for us in playing with these rifles year ’round: reloading for accuracy and hunting, feeling the rifle’s kick, catching the scent of wafting Winchester smoke.  In the Fall, loading them in the morning with first light coming on, and then spending the day drifting about the woods with a Winchester at hand or carried in the crook of the arm–just seems a tad spiritual at times.

When my Dad was semi-retired from logging, he still equipment and fire-watched.  The company valued his experience and expertise . . . .–but I’m getting off track.–  He’d stay in the woods for five days each week, and always over the weekends.  Someone had asked him once, did it bother him that he was no longer attending mass each weekend, not praying in the house of the Lord?–(and no I’m not all that religious where organized religion is involved.  No preaching/recruitment intended.)  So Dad was asked the question.  He gave a nod toward the tall timber and replied to the effect of, “No bother; I’m already in Heaven.”  It’s something like that when walking the woods with an old Winchester; something in it that can’t be found in town.

I’ll likely hunt this Autumn with the .25-35 under the A5 scope.  Before then though, I’ll pamper that scope.  Pretty ingenious that the scope moves with each shot, but give it a left thumb push toward the rear, and it’s back to zeroed again.     

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