.32 Special...With a compass in the stock
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.32 Special...With a compass in the stock
Curious as to whether this was a popular mod at one time. Anyone else have one or seen one? I'm sure it's not factory. I'm guessing the Red Ryder was the influence. This is a 52 model 94. Compass doesn't work, but maybe I can find a replacement.
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Nice.....
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
Good looking rifle. I do not know about putting a compass in the stock.
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
Back in the day, Herter's hunters compass was sold as a stock mounted compass.
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The Herters compass was included in early USAF survival kits for flight crews, I believe was in use in WW2 in bail out kits then for escape and evasion.
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It has a needle so we know its not a Swedish compass!
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
Have seen quite a few of those on vintage rifles that were used for deer hunting in Maine back between WW's I and II.Oldncrusty wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:50 pm Curious as to whether this was a popular mod at one time. Anyone else have one or seen one?
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
Thanks for the tidbit. I'll hunt for one of those.gamekeeper wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:02 pm Back in the day, Herter's hunters compass was sold as a stock mounted compass.
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
For some reason, I was actually thinking it might be a Maine thing. Thanks.Old No7 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:03 pmHave seen quite a few of those on vintage rifles that were used for deer hunting in Maine back between WW's I and II.Oldncrusty wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:50 pm Curious as to whether this was a popular mod at one time. Anyone else have one or seen one?
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
So the iron in the firearm doesn't throw the compass reading off? I was always taught not to have large pieces of magnetic metal near a compass when taking a bearing.
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
From what I've seen; not when it's a small compass, set back in the buttstock.
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I'll take that as a complement!Oldncrusty wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:45 pmFor some reason, I was actually thinking it might be a Maine thing. Thanks.Old No7 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:03 pmHave seen quite a few of those on vintage rifles that were used for deer hunting in Maine back between WW's I and II.Oldncrusty wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:50 pm Curious as to whether this was a popular mod at one time. Anyone else have one or seen one?
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But it could apply to Michigan, Pennsylvania, Vermont....
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
It looks like the stock mounted compass that was sold for many years by the Poly-Choke company.
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
Been my experience too. I've seen many fine old Winchesters with them.Old No7 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:03 pmHave seen quite a few of those on vintage rifles that were used for deer hunting in Maine back between WW's I and II.Oldncrusty wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:50 pm Curious as to whether this was a popular mod at one time. Anyone else have one or seen one?
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
I've occasionally seen old guns with stock mounted compasses. But sometimes where they were mounted made me scratch my head wondering how the hunter used them if needed? Like this one being on the bottom side, where the hunter needs to turn the gun over, and slightly elevate the muzzle to get the compass level?
I always thought if a guy wanted one he'd put it in the side of the stock, on the off side, so he could simply roll the gun 90degrees to check direction.
I always thought if a guy wanted one he'd put it in the side of the stock, on the off side, so he could simply roll the gun 90degrees to check direction.
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
Thanks y'all. I thought they were probly much more common than my experience indicated. I can only recall seeing one other, but I dont get out much.
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Not many places to hunt deer where I grew up. It was mostly shotguns out there.
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Re: .32 Special...With a compass in the stock
I have three with the little compass one one the side and two in the comb. I checked them against a good compass and they work fine.