Weatherby wide angle scope

[david12601]

This 3-9 premier scope has been at a relative of mine for 30 years or more. Glass is very clear. Anyone have any thought or experience with these scopes.....nice wide angle

 

[USMCDOC]

Possible that it was made by Redfield?

 

[david12601]

Haven't got a clue....? it is excellent glass though

 

[Murray Brook]

A picture would be nice. Get a better idea.

 

[Joe Maisto]

Haven't got a clue....? it is excellent glass though

If it says Redfield, you have a top of the line widefield. I have had mine since the 60's, and just recently sold it, as I do not hunt anymore.

 

[nmkid]

If it's the Redfield Widefield, it is a decent scope. Nice view. However, I had one on a .270 back in the 70's and one day while shooting the horizontal crosshair fell off.

 

[USMCDOC]

If it's the Redfield Widefield, it is a decent scope. Nice view. However, I had one on a .270 back in the 70's and one day while shooting the horizontal crosshair fell off.

That happens to the best sometimes don't it..

 

[david12601]

 

[JDK]

I think the premier lines were made in Germany somewhere. The ones I've owned have had really clear glass and seem to be well made.

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

The Premier line was made in Japan, as was the Supreme line. I seem to remember that Tasco was involved somehow. It was the Imperial line that was made in Germany.

As for the wide field, if the image is a rectangle instead of a circle, it's not really a wider FOV compared to other scopes; it's actually a reduction. I have an old Japanese Tasco with the same view. What they do is place a rectangular cutout with a wire reticle at the focal plane. They cut out the top and the bottom to make them flat, and a little on the sides, giving a fake wide field effect.

One of the wires in the reticle of my Tasco broke and that was it.

I much prefer an etched reticle; much more durable, but more expensive than the wires.