One of the members in the Unertl group ran across this piece that baffled most of us for a while. Turns out Unertl made a barrel dampener. You can see in the drawing below how it worked at the time.
Category Archives: Historical
Colt 6945SCW/SCW0921
Off-set Unertl Eyepiece
A rare bit of Unertl Optics. This offset eye piece let you shoot from one should and use the other eye. Some people needed to do this for various health or handicap reasons. A very valuable accessory now a days.
Gopher Shooter’s Supply Model 70s
Although Winchester had offered a “sight-delete” option in their catalog going back as early as the war years, it was Gopher Shooter’s Supply in Faribault Minnesota which capitalized on the trend toward scoped hunting rifles in the mid 1950s and offered them as a direct catalog item. Gopher Shooter’s Supply ordered these sightless rifles inContinue reading “Gopher Shooter’s Supply Model 70s”
Colt SSP – The Prancing Pony that Could Have Been
Why Colt never introduced the M1971/SSP design will forever remain a mystery. They could have been ahead of the curve on the Wondernine craze, and they even had a .38 Super and a .45 ACP variant. I can’t help but think that if the Colt SSP and the S&W M59 had been competing head toContinue reading “Colt SSP – The Prancing Pony that Could Have Been”
The Colt .22LR AR15/M16 Conversion Kit
A look at the Colt .22 rimfire conversion kit.
Model 70 National Match
The National Match pre 64 Model 70 is one of the oddest target rifles Winchester made to the modern eye. The rifle used the marksman heavy stock and all the features you’d think of being on a heavy barrel rifle. The difference is the NM has a standard weight “sporter” barrel. The reason for thisContinue reading “Model 70 National Match”
External Parallax Adjustment Rod
So mystery was solved the other day in the Vintage Scope group For years people had been posting pictures of rear Unertl scope mounts with an off piece machined into it. I certainly had no idea what it was for. Lot of wild guesses. Then we found out with a picture some one took inContinue reading “External Parallax Adjustment Rod”
Unertl Team Spotting Scope
Pre 64 Model 70 Super Grade K-Hornet
The fellas at pre64win have turned up a real masterpiece of the old days. This would have have been the crown jewel in the collection of even the most sophisticated of riflemen. Old school cool. This 1946 K-Hornet super grade came to us with boxes of documented history, ammo, range bag, reloading supplies, notes onContinue reading “Pre 64 Model 70 Super Grade K-Hornet”
Scattered Shots 