gunsmith63,

May I ask how much a your repro was ? only ask as it seems more and more are buying the repro scopes rather than looking for an original, can understand the point of view of the rifle was only $150 but an original scope will only ever go up in price. I purchased another Mk11 recently for £620 and its excellent apart from some light pitting.

I must admit buying it on the aution site can be a gamble at times, I,ve had two that needed work but was simple enough to remedy and the sellers did say what was wrong, the Mk1 had a strange site picture (It had the eye lens the wrong way round), and the mk11 had a seized drum, with the advice from Peter and Warren you cant go wrong, plus apart from Peters excellent books there is his article in the stickys regarding buying a No32 scope. even for anyone who hasnt got a No32 scope I certanly recomend the books, they wont break the bank and are a must for any colector shooter etc.