What power were the scopes?

[jmoore]

Hi Doug,

fine Scopes! Do you have any problems with damp on the inside of the lenses while shooting in higher humidity?

Regards

Gunner

Way humid araound here, but no particular problems that aren't universal to any non "inert gas filled" scopes. The W-S is actually a little better here because the adjustments are external, so the scope is easily sealed. If the air inside is dry (asssembled in the winter on a low relative humidity day), internal moisture isn't a drama.

What's most annoying w/ these scopes is that little flecks (from where is often a mystery) shake loose on the inside and get on the lenses, where they look HUGE!

Aside from their many other faults, they're fairly rugged scopes.

Plenty of fun to shoot L/H, also!

[JGaynor]

I have shot with mine, and it is unpleasant at best. It is awkward to sight, and I use a repop cup that does impart a slight blow to the eye area that is irritating. Eye relief is minimal, but the cup helps in that regard. The crosshairs are very difficult to see in a woodland environment.

It is better than a crossbow.

Jim

JIm,,In his inimitable style Ed Crossman wrote the WS eyecup ..."would make a flincher out of a cigar store indian."

Regards,

Jim

[jmoore]

JIm,,In his inimitable style Ed Crossman wrote the WS eyecup ..."would make a flincher out of a cigar store indian."

Regards,

Jim

Sounds like a good excuse, may I use it?

[gunner]

Way humid araound here, but no particular problems that aren't universal to any non "inert gas filled" scopes. The W-S is actually a little better here because the adjustments are external, so the scope is easily sealed. If the air inside is dry (asssembled in the winter on a low relative humidity day), internal moisture isn't a drama.

What's most annoying w/ these scopes is that little flecks (from where is often a mystery) shake loose on the inside and get on the lenses, where they look HUGE!

Aside from their many other faults, they're fairly rugged scopes.

Plenty of fun to shoot L/H, also!

jmoore,

thanks for the reply. That little flecks i had on an old Zeiss scope too. After we opened it they came out as particles of the black colour inside the tube. The annoying thing was that the flecks were after any single shot at an other place. It looked like the cheap water filled asian glasstoys with the plastic snow in it.

Regards

Gunner

[JGaynor]

Sounds like a good excuse, may I use it?

I doubt you'll hear any complaints from Capt. Crossman.

Regards,

Jim

[jmoore]

jmoore,

thanks for the reply. That little flecks i had on an old Zeiss scope too. After we opened it they came out as particles of the black colour inside the tube. The annoying thing was that the flecks were after any single shot at an other place. It looked like the cheap water filled asian glasstoys with the plastic snow in it.

Regards

Gunner

My "go to" man (WBS2111) for scope knowledge and repair (he had another ZF41 scope apart this weekend-TINY parts!) says that the W-S scopes bodies rough inner surface (sand cast bronze) tends to release tiny sand core residue upon recoil. I keep wanting to think it's something else, but he's worked on a bunch of the over the years, so there you go.