I understand your pain of regret because I once suffered the same agony over loss of the same rifle. I had worked long and hard to buy a Sako .222 and a 10X Lyman Wolverine scope, (Which was considered a topline scope in those days.) .It was my pride and joy through my highschool years, having shot a bargeload of groundhogs and crows with it, plus the pride of owning such a spectacular rifle. But then came the expenses of college so I sold it to a local gunsmith with the understanding I could buy it back after I graduated. But he died in the meantime and his widow sold the Sako to someone I could never track down. Heartbroken, I promised myself to have another just like it, scope and all, but by then both the rifle and the scope were longtime out of production, meaning I had to locate an identical rifle, scope and mounts wherever they could be found. It all eventually came together but the Wolverine scope was not as great as I once thought. I still I keep it mounted for sentimental memories, but when I want to do some real shooting I slip on the later day Leupold also shown here. With either scope, its one of my three all-time favorites.
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