Look What I Found Hiding

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:56 pm

A USA made Pentax fixed 2.5x LightSeeker scope. I was going through stuff, and it was just there. I have no idea where it came from (probably from someone here). It has a duplex, with a small circle reticle. I was just wondering what scope to put on my 1894 BB .375. I believe this will do.

wvfarrier · Post by **wvfarrier** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:03 pm

Sweet. I never find good stuff. Though trouble always seems to find me.....

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:06 pm

wvfarrier wrote:Sweet. I never find good stuff. Though trouble always seems to find me.....

I've been acquiring stuff, and not using much the last ten years or so. My place looks like a hurricane went through the shooting section at Cabela's. I'm going to try and make some shelf space, and get this mess sorted out, and figger out what goes and stays....

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:19 pm

Whew. I was almost scared to open this thread

Need me to send you a pre-paid freight box?

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:13 pm

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Those Pentax scopes are a pretty good piece of gear, Blaine - I'm sure your BB94 will like it.

I'm just wondering how yer gonna scope it - unless it's one of those hard-to-find .375 BB94AE's.

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Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:34 pm

Pete44ru wrote:.

Those Pentax scopes are a pretty good piece of gear, Blaine - I'm sure your BB94 will like it.

I'm just wondering how yer gonna scope it - unless it's one of those hard-to-find .375 BB94AE's.

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YesSir, that's what it is

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:38 pm

WHAT? You don't have it mounted already?

arjunky · Post by **arjunky** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:41 pm

Griff wrote:WHAT? You don't have it mounted already?

Byron

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:48 pm

Griff wrote:WHAT? You don't have it mounted already?

Soon....I don't have a base, or rings, and retired = short of funds when the propane tank needs filled

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:49 pm

Ok, we'll let it slide... just this once!!!

1886 · Post by **1886** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:42 am

I love when "found, good stuff" shows up!! 1886.

Canuck Bob · Post by **Canuck Bob** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:00 am

Great find Griff, that should be a dandy scope for that rifle. Does that model have a tang or button safety and rebounding hammer? I remember them as made in the USA prior to the switch to Miroku.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:19 am

Canuck Bob wrote:Great find Griff, that should be a dandy scope for that rifle. Does that model have a tang or button safety and rebounding hammer? I remember them as made in the USA prior to the switch to Miroku.

Not quite, Bob.

It was once thought that only the 1st Gen (top-eject) BB94's were chambered in .375, then that chambering dropped in favor of the .307 & .356 when the BB94AE's were introduced in 1983.

It turns out, though, that Winchester continued cnambering the .375 in the 94AE for only a short while before they stopped - making the .375 BB94AE somewhat rare/hard-to-find.

Winchester discontinued every M94 in 2006, having never switched to Miroku.

It's only in the past 5 years or so that "Winchester" 94's have been re-introduced, made by Miroku.

Nice acquisition, Blaine - IIRC, that early of an BB94AE needs a different front base than later BB94AE's, one that has the mount holes side-by-side ILO inline with the bore.

AFAIK, that Weaver-type straddle base (the onlyest one made for an early BB94AE), is still available directly from Winchester - who calls the base: "radially-mounted front base".

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Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:07 pm

Canuck Bob wrote:Great find Griff, that should be a dandy scope for that rifle. Does that model have a tang or button safety and rebounding hammer? I remember them as made in the USA prior to the switch to Miroku.

I haven't given it to Griff yet....
But, no safety, no floppy hammer. The wood to metal fit is nearly perfect. Crisp checkering. The way Winchester USED to make rifles in the USA.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:14 pm

BlaineG wrote:
Canuck Bob wrote:Great find Griff, that should be a dandy scope for that rifle. Does that model have a tang or button safety and rebounding hammer? I remember them as made in the USA prior to the switch to Miroku.
I haven't given it to Griff yet....
But, no safety, no floppy hammer. The wood to metal fit is nearly perfect. Crisp checkering. The way Winchester USED to make rifles in the USA.

OH, OH, be still my heart!!! I'll await its arrival with baited breath... but I had fish for lunch.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:35 pm

Griff wrote:
BlaineG wrote:
Canuck Bob wrote:Great find Griff, that should be a dandy scope for that rifle. Does that model have a tang or button safety and rebounding hammer? I remember them as made in the USA prior to the switch to Miroku.
I haven't given it to Griff yet....
But, no safety, no floppy hammer. The wood to metal fit is nearly perfect. Crisp checkering. The way Winchester USED to make rifles in the USA.
OH, OH, be still my heart!!! I'll await its arrival with baited breath... but I had fish for lunch.

Wait broke the wagon, Sir....

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:14 pm

What do I have to do to beat you out of it?

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:52 pm

Mescalero wrote:What do I have to do to beat you out of it?

The scope, or the rifle? Not too likely in either case, Sir

I've seen the scopes for 200-250 on the 'net...

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:54 pm

Scope, what else?

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:05 pm

Mescalero wrote:Scope, what else?

I'll have some stuff to move later.....We'll talk before I come down to visit the next time....

Gaucho Gringo · Post by **Gaucho Gringo** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:26 pm

I still can't figure out why Winchester dropped the 94 after over 110 of continuous production. It wasn't like they weren't selling any.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:15 pm

I worked for W.R. Weaver Co. for 5 years.
Winchester and Weaver were part of Olin Corporation.
Winchester had a lot of problems that were not gun related, which resulted in a lot of management distraction.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:50 pm

Blaine, I got out in my shop today and started cleaning out the room I've been reloading in, in preparation of finishing it out into a proper reloading area.

I found all kinds of stuff I forgot I had....bags of brass, bullets....I've got enough .32-20 and .348 stuff I could fend off the entire Zombie apocalypse by myself. Now I'm more motivated to get that room ready and start taking advantage of this nice weather.

I also found skulls (with and without horns): Mule deer, ram, pronghorn, black bear, coyote...I think I need to slow down on taxidermy.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:07 pm

I am always finding stuff I forgot I have.
I have every part except the gas tube for a French MAS 49/56.

Ms Boots · Post by **Ms Boots** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:34 pm

BlaineG wrote:A USA made Pentax fixed 2.5x LightSeeker scope. I was going through stuff, and it was just there. I have no idea where it came from (probably from someone here). It has a duplex, with a small circle reticle. I was just wondering what scope to put on my 1894 BB .375. I believe this will do.

Sweet pea I have said to you again and again if you would JUST clean that place once in a while you would find a gold mine..... now looky here... aint I tellin ya sumthin ? Clean boy Clean!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:56 pm

Ms Boots wrote:
BlaineG wrote:A USA made Pentax fixed 2.5x LightSeeker scope. I was going through stuff, and it was just there. I have no idea where it came from (probably from someone here). It has a duplex, with a small circle reticle. I was just wondering what scope to put on my 1894 BB .375. I believe this will do.
Sweet pea I have said to you again and again if you would JUST clean that place once in a while you would find a gold mine..... now looky here... aint I tellin ya sumthin ? Clean boy Clean!

Wouldn't get much cleaning done....

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:19 pm

BlaineG wrote:
Ms Boots wrote:
BlaineG wrote:A USA made Pentax fixed 2.5x LightSeeker scope. I was going through stuff, and it was just there. I have no idea where it came from (probably from someone here). It has a duplex, with a small circle reticle. I was just wondering what scope to put on my 1894 BB .375. I believe this will do.
Sweet pea I have said to you again and again if you would JUST clean that place once in a while you would find a gold mine..... now looky here... aint I tellin ya sumthin ? Clean boy Clean!

Wouldn't get much cleaning done....

Why? Angina?

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:45 pm

Why? Angina?

Her name is Boots, not Angela.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:40 pm

Is that REALLY Ms. Boots?

3leggedturtle · Post by **3leggedturtle** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:05 pm

UH Blaine, remember I left for you to try out: when I came thru in June of 2012

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:39 pm

3leggedturtle wrote:UH Blaine, remember I left for you to try out: when I came thru in June of 2012

Just wait out by the mailbox....

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:01 pm

3leggedturtle · Post by **3leggedturtle** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:49 am

BlaineG wrote:
3leggedturtle wrote:UH Blaine, remember I left for you to try out: when I came thru in June of 2012
Just wait out by the mailbox....

Just send it to Mescalero and I'll get it from him next winter when I do my vacation down there in December

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:41 pm

3leggedturtle wrote:
BlaineG wrote:
3leggedturtle wrote:UH Blaine, remember I left for you to try out: when I came thru in June of 2012
Just wait out by the mailbox....
Just send it to Mescalero and I'll get it from him next winter when I do my vacation down there in December

Going to make it up this way again? Still on that same motorcycle?

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:16 pm

Send it to me and I will put it on a gun, and the probability if either one of you getting it back are......................................................
slim to none.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:23 pm

Mescalero wrote:Send it to me and I will put it on a gun, and the probability if either one of you getting it back are......................................................
slim to none.

You have not met Thor as of yet...

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:25 pm

Mescalero wrote:Send it to me and I will put it on a gun, and the probability if either one of you getting it back are......................................................
slim to none.

Oh no you don't! Blaine already said he was sending it to me!

BlaineG wrote: I haven't given it to Griff yet....
But, no safety, no floppy hammer. The wood to metal fit is nearly perfect. Crisp checkering. The way Winchester USED to make rifles in the USA.

Seems to me that means he will... someday!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:29 pm

Griff wrote:
Mescalero wrote:Send it to me and I will put it on a gun, and the probability if either one of you getting it back are......................................................
slim to none.
Oh no you don't! Blaine already said he was sending it to me!
BlaineG wrote: I haven't given it to Griff yet....
But, no safety, no floppy hammer. The wood to metal fit is nearly perfect. Crisp checkering. The way Winchester USED to make rifles in the USA.
Seems to me that means he will... someday!

Just wait out by the mailbox....I promise.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:36 pm

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
I don't think I am going to be shooting a Pentax anytime soon

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