Repairing a vintage Weaver?

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Use that as paper weight or sell it for parts. If you go to well stocked gun shop you should be able to find used rifle with modern scope attached. Most places will sell you the scope for half or less of the retail cost. Obviously try to get one from little used rifle in non-hard recoiling caliber.
 
Isn't what he asked. The scope may have sentimental value. I have a Weaver K 2.5 mounted on my Dad's converted 1917 Enfield. I shoot it maybe once a year for old times sake. I would pay a lot more than the scope is worth if it needed fixed and would never replace it with a modern scope. I think that particular Weaver probably dates from the early 1950's.

To the OP's question, I haven't dealt with that firm and cannot offer advice.
 
I always thought family portraits and pictures were made/taken for sentimental value.
 
Coyote3855 said:
Isn't what he asked. The scope may have sentimental value. I have a Weaver K 2.5 mounted on my Dad's converted 1917 Enfield. I shoot it maybe once a year for old times sake. I would pay a lot more than the scope is worth if it needed fixed and would never replace it with a modern scope. I think that particular Weaver probably dates from the early 1950's.

To the OP's question, I haven't dealt with that firm and cannot offer advice.
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You are correct, this was on the first deer rifle my father owned, and it is also in perfect external condition. Beautiful deep gloss blue on that heavy steel tube. It served well for 50, years, and needs to be back on that rifle.
 
Ironsightink is the only game in town for old Weaver repair.

So you don't have much else to choose from.

They bought out all the parts inventory when the old Weaver El Paso company went out of business.

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You're not alone! I had a 1956 nearly NIB Winchester Model 88 with a period-correct Weaver 4X on it. It worked great and I wouldn't have changed that scope for the world. Some things you just shouldn't do... :)
 
If it's a cherished family heirloom with significant sentimental value are you ever going to hunt with it again? I see no downside to maintaining something that has meaning to you, but what will returning it to fully operational condition really do? There's also a chance having it worked on might one day cause it to lose value.

In the end, I say go for it. If the scope has a place in your heart, do what makes you happy.
 
Google your question.

If you have something you want to put it on and kind of stay ..old school great.

Todays new scopes have it all over the scopes of yester year. JMO.
 
My off duty gun is my Dad's old Colt Commander that was built in 1959, ten years older than me. I love that gun and it's getting buried with me!

Get 'er fixed!
 
UPDATE-- I finally got around to sending my vintage K-4 to Iron Sight, and received confirmation yesterday that they received it. They also stated it will take 9-10 MONTHS, so anyone using them should be prepared for quite a wait. It would be nice to get on with the project gun I have in mind for this scope, but I really can't complain too much. That scope sat in a drawer broken for 5+ years.

Assuming I'm not dead, I will update on the quality of their work when I get it back.
 
The old Weaver scopes -- all steel and glass -- are imminently repairable.

Modern scopes are semi-permanent assemblies -- once they leave the factory, they are are not repairable once they break.

I disassembled (on a dry day), cleaned and reassembled the 1950s Weaver scope I use on my Marlin 29A Mountie.

If the Simmons scope on my 336W fails, I'll probably use the Williams receiver sight until I buy a new replacement. If I had an original Weaver K4 I would consider it worth it to have it rebuilt by one of the old El Paso Weaver personnel even though I could buy a modern disposable scope.
 
Carl N. Brown said:
The old Weaver scopes -- all steel and glass -- are imminently repairable.

Modern scopes are semi-permanent assemblies -- once they leave the factory, they are are not repairable once they break.

I disassembled (on a dry day), cleaned and reassembled the 1950s Weaver scope I use on my Marlin 29A Mountie.

If the Simmons scope on my 336W fails, I'll probably use the Williams receiver sight until I buy a new replacement. If I had an original Weaver K4 I would consider it worth it to have it rebuilt by one of the old El Paso Weaver personnel even though I could buy a modern disposable scope.
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My thoughts exactly. This company claims to have acquired all of the El Paso Weaver equipment, so they specialize in them.
 
did some one say older weaver scopes?, i still use these weaver scopes. is there better scopes today, you bet. but i like the vintage look they give to older rifles. and these hold zero and the clicks are close to spot on and they may still be water proof. eastbantk
 

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