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.