Little Dutch
08-05-2021, 10:03
I have a Remington 700 chambered in .22-250 that came to me with a Realist brand 6x scope. I've had the rifle for years and haven't done anything with it.
The Realist 6x scope was probably made in the mid-late 1960's and doesn't appear to have been inexpensive for the time. An online inflation calculator tells me $59.50 in 1965 is equivalent to $513.20 today. But, it's an old scope. I know the best way to see if it's any good is to go shoot it, but I also know some of you have a lot of experience with optics and might be able to save me time. Generally speaking, do you think it's a waste of time and bullets to even mess with it; am I better off replacing it with a modern mid-range scope before I even start?
I'm planning on using the rifle to thin out a prairie dog field I have access to.
87068
Edit to add - I see it's listed as 1" adjustment @ 100 yards. Bottom right corner of the pic.
The Realist 6x scope was probably made in the mid-late 1960's and doesn't appear to have been inexpensive for the time. An online inflation calculator tells me $59.50 in 1965 is equivalent to $513.20 today. But, it's an old scope. I know the best way to see if it's any good is to go shoot it, but I also know some of you have a lot of experience with optics and might be able to save me time. Generally speaking, do you think it's a waste of time and bullets to even mess with it; am I better off replacing it with a modern mid-range scope before I even start?
I'm planning on using the rifle to thin out a prairie dog field I have access to.
87068
Edit to add - I see it's listed as 1" adjustment @ 100 yards. Bottom right corner of the pic.