Books...

A little pricey, but one that I'd like to have...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Old-Rifle-Scopes/Nick-Stroebel/p/9780873418300

This one's on my to get list.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Old-Gunsights-and-Rifle-Scopes/Nick-Stroebel/e/9780896896987/?itm=3

 

A little pricey, but one that I'd like to have...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Old-Rifle-Scopes/Nick-Stroebel/p/9780873418300

This one's on my to get list.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Old-Gunsights-and-Rifle-Scopes/Nick-Stroebel/e/9780896896987/?itm=3

A LITTLE pricey? I had no idea that anyone would pay those kind of prices for that book. I have the 2000 edition of "Old Rifle Scopes" in new condition, autographed and dated by Nick. I also have the 1998 edition of "Old Gun Sights" in new condition.

Are they really bringing anything close to that? Just curious..... I don't want to sell them, even for those prices.

 

Get a Weaver K4 or K6 from ebay and you wont be disappointed. Be patient and get a good one-(not cheap).

 

Shooter's Bible

Stoeger is / was a major distributor in guns and accessories. For over 60 years they have produced an annual catalog, well-illustrated and very descriptive, called the Shooter's Bible. And in the 1990s they began doing some reprints of old catalogs from the 1940s. I have one-- I think it's the 1946 or 1947 catalog. Anyhow, civilian development of guns and related equipment was frozen from 1941 through 1945 on account of WWII. It took until the late 1940s for the "modern" guns and scopes and such to hit the market. So if you could find an old Stoeger catalor or a reprint of one, it would give you lots of ideas.

 

HVance,"Old Rifle Scopes" by Nick Stroebel is a good reference book.I paid $12 + shipping for a new one in '04.Check "Krause Publications"715-445-2214.boley

 

Well if you have the old book and you are thinking of selling it, I would suggest that you sell it now - it is my personal guess that the old book will drop in value a lot when the new one comes out

 

Here's a possible source for that Old Sight's Book by Stroubel listed above - might help with mount at least.

http://www.gunshowbooks.com/cgi-bin/webc.exe/st_prod.html?p_prodid=GS136818&sid=Cf4QF82N

 

i paid about 30 apiece for them

they are good books worth the money. i bought the
scope book 5 years ago new in a book store maybe books
a million.

 

Weaver G4 or G6. Have a G6 on a Rem 512 that was mounted on the rifle in 1949 or 50. Still works great. Picked up a Lyman Alaskan at a garage sale for 5 bucks last year. They are 30's and 40's. Nice but only 2.5 pwr.

 

AKA108,

If you don't like the Alaskan I'll give you $10 for it... Is it for sale?

 

HVance,

Is your 68 drill and tapped for a scope mount? What condition is it in? If it has "condition" you will devalue it by drilling holes. It will also cost you to drill and tap unless you can do it yourself. You might think about a different rifle that is scope ready. Just a suggestion.