Remington 22-250

NCIC105

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This is one of the guns my Father left to me. I can remember him shooting varmint long distances with this weapon back in the late 60s or early 70s


Anyone know anything about this scope.





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It looks like a Unertl (not sure of spelling) that I had in the early 70's. It was one of the best scopes around at that time.
 
I thought the scope looked like one I saw in a Clint Eastwood movie, "Joe Kidd," so on a whim, I searched Google Images on "Joe Kidd Rifle" and found a pic of what appears to be the same scope in this post from another forum.

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The poster was actually identifying a rifle/scope that one of the bad guys in the movie was using. Here's what he said about it:

Here's a pic of one of the 1903A1 Scoped National Match rifles used by the Marines as a sniper rifle, scope is a Unertl 8X (USMC didn't use the O3-A4 in WWII).

Hard to tell if the scope is the exact same model as the one on your rifle, but it looks like the Unertl brand-name might be a pretty good bet. I mean, it's on an internet forum, so it must be right, right? ;-)

I also found a picture that went to a write-up for a recently-released knock-off of a Unertl (article from June of this year, saying the "wait is over" for the scope's release). Found one passage in the article that might interest you:

Scopes of this design, with micrometer click external adjustment, were once favored by long range shooters. The Marine Corps utilized this style of externally-adjusting scope on sniper rifles during WWII, Korea, and the early stages of the Vietnam conflict. Today, a mint-condition, original USMC-marked scope can sell for as much as $5,000. And with the current interest in vintage sniper rifles, just a working standard model Unertl scope in good condition can still bring $2,000 or more.

So I guess if it is marked as a USMC model, you've got the real deal.

Neat rifle/scope combo in any case.

Blues
 
I did not see USMC on it......I know the last time I saw a group target he shot you could cover with a silver dollar. The target said 500 yards and there was 12 shots in it....I have his book on his reload specs for this weapon and his 45-70 Marlin.

Thank you for the information!
 
You're welcome.

It's one of the more interesting scopes I've seen on a relatively modern weapon, so I was interested in what it might be. Could be that that article I ran across that said it would be marked as a USMC model if it was an Unertl might be mistaken. Since it's a family heirloom, the value may not be as important as the heirloom aspect of it to you, but if it were mine, I'd still want to know what it was, even if for nothing else but insurance purposes.

Really cool piece though, regardless.

Blues
 
You're welcome.


It's one of the more interesting scopes I've seen on a relatively modern weapon, so I was interested in what it might be. Could be that that article I ran across that said it would be marked as a USMC model if it was an Unertl might be mistaken. Since it's a family heirloom, the value may not be as important as the heirloom aspect of it to you, but if it were mine, I'd still want to know what it was, even if for nothing else but insurance purposes.


Really cool piece though, regardless.


Blues


Agree I do need to understand the value in the event, I ever lose it to fire of theft...I'm well covered but still need that data....


I hope to live long enough to hand it over to my Granddaughter... She placed 3rd in GA in State competition in Air Rifle... It is amazing how much a competition air rifle can cost these days. This is the one I got for her...She has become very competitive....


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And this is not top of the line!
 
It looks very much like the Unertil that I had on my Model #52C Winchester single shot comp. rifle in .22 cal. Mine was a straight 10 power.
Bill
 

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