The VGS Blog: anything and everything you’ll find useful, interesting, or just plain cool!
Winchester Model 670 30.06 with a Weaver K4-1
“For a 49 year old rifle it sure looks pretty good, doesn't it?”
1951 Remington 550-1 , Weaver G4 Scope with Weaver No.2 Side Mount and rings.
“Thanks Vintage Gun Scopes, got my 1951 Remington 550-1 back to original. Weaver G4 Scope with Weaver No.2 Side Mount and Weaver Side Mount rings.”
- Gary, TN
Refurbished Weaver V-8 on a FN Mauser
Thank you for the quick turn-around on my old Weaver V-8. It is back home on my FN Mauser
Refurbished K2.5-1 with Post Crosshair in a Stith Streamline Mount
After sending his K2.5-1 in for an optical refurbishment and Stith Streamline install, John took it out hunting this fall on a successful hunt. Well done John, glad we could assist!
1952 Winchester Model 70 with VGS Restored Weaver KV
1952 Winchester Model 70 with VGS Restored Weaver KV with Redfield 6-Screw Rings and 1-Piece Base
Bradley sent this KV in for restoration and we have to say it turned out pretty great!
To Drill and Tap or Not to Drill and Tap. That is the Question
I think the simplest way to remember this principle is to always ask yourself this question before drilling and tapping: “Am I turning this gun into cash or into fun?”
Choices, Choices. Selecting a Scope for a Remington 721B
my personal parameters were that it had to be a 6x or maybe 8x, medium crosshair and should be closer to period than the 1965 that was coming off. That’s it.
Weaver 330 in Weaver B Mounts on a Savage 99
Thank you James for your insight and expertise.
Everything fit into place perfectly.
Remington Model 700 Mountain Rifle in 280 caliber with the Redfield Lo-Pro 3x9x40mm
“Does this bring back memories. I can’t say thank you enough.”
Choosing the Perfect Scope for Your Vintage Rifle
Matching a vintage rifle with a period correct scope and mounts creates a historical work of art, but also simplistic functionality that cannot be found anywhere else today.
Weaver K8 Target Dot on a 1944 Springfield 1903-A3.
“Its now become a favorite among friends and others who try it, most comments directed at the awesome scope.”
Vintage Shooting with Confidence. New Glass in Old Scopes
To allow us to shoot our vintage guns and scopes again without the handicap of old glass has become our vision.
Vintage Toughness. Modern Clarity.
The plan was to put vintage looking optics back in the field on hunting rifles with substantive advantages in function and reliability without having the handicap of the 20th century glass.
Sporterized Springfield 1903 with a Restored Weaver K10
I immediately loved the Weaver K-10 with case hardened accents.
The Weaver 330. The Most Important Hunting Innovation of the 20th Century
Today the world is full of optics as complex as you want to go - dial to range and windage, night vision, even automatic rangefinding. But it all started in the early 1930’s when Bill Weaver decided to stop manufacturing license plates and tool up to bring hunting optics to the mainstream hunter.
VGS Restored Weaver KV with color case hardened Weaver rings on a Winchester Pre-64 Model 70
A perfect restoration of my Weaver K variable , & the correct mounts to complete this Pre-64 Mod 70 1949 270.