Is there a name for this scope?

[benchstop]

Got it!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...nt%3Dmount.jpg Its a HR24 scope mount advertised by Whaleys of North London Ltd.,in the Jan 83 edition of A.G.W.
I knew I'd seen it somewhere.

HTH
Ian

Good find!!

Thing is.... what does HR24 mean

Well you know I have this kind-a feeling in my waters ( ) that this is the very scope and mount once owned by the great man...

Don't ask me why I think that...

...Oh OK it's called wishful thinking

Matty

JD replaced his with a Nikko 6x56. He didn't like the 'un-lockable' elevation turret on the gert big moonlighter.

He said the Nikko had a brighter image too

[I. J.]

Bad link Ian...

Now good link...weird

I may be special needs were computers are concerned but I have got this Windows XP licked.

ATB
Ian

[MattyBoy]

Good find!!

Thing is.... what does HR24 mean




JD replaced his with a Nikko 6x56. He didn't like the 'un-lockable' elevation turret on the gert big moonlighter.

He said the Nikko had a brighter image too

I have also been told that JD was sponsored for a period by Optima to use the Moonlighter? This may be conjecture of course.

I also believe that he moved from Super-Moo to Nikko 6x56 and then onto the Tasco 3-9x50AG... is this right? I think he had the 3-9x50AG on his Venom-80 and then on his Rapid?



Matty

[benchstop]

I have also been told that JD was sponsored for a period by Optima to use the Moonlighter? This may be conjecture of course.

I also believe that he moved from Super-Moo to Nikko 6x56 and then onto the Tasco 3-9x50AG... is this right? I think he had the 3-9x50AG on his Venom-80 and then on his Rapid?



Matty

The Tasco was on his mk1 rapid, for sure, may have been on his 80 too, but tbh I don't know

[anthony]

Also have a 3-9x56 Nite Eater Elite, again made in Japan, again HUGE

is that the one you got off me mate

[MattyBoy]

The Tasco was on his mk1 rapid, for sure, may have been on his 80 too, but tbh I don't know

Well I recently bought the same Tasco 3-9x50AG as JD used to use, so I might put this on my AGT80-25 at some point too...

Chances are it's going to end up on my MK 1 S10 Carbine (not quite JD's Rapid but it's a similar gun... )

Matty

[anthony]

here's a pic of my 1980's 3-9x56 Nite Hunter Elite Jap optics scope made by Optima
and its the same as the Super Moonlighter

http://upload.thaitop.net/showorigin...er_scope_1.jpg

[I. J.]

I think Optima scopes were made by Hakko.

ATB
Ian

[charliesdad]

Does anyone know what happened to JD's gear after his death?

[MattyBoy]

here's a pic of my 1980's 3-9x56 Nite Hunter Elite Jap optics scope made by Optima
and its the same as the Super Moonlighter

http://upload.thaitop.net/showorigin...er_scope_1.jpg

Similar... but not the same

No target elevation turret for one thing...

Matty

And yes; Hakko made the Optima branded scopes

[Rickenbacker]

Nicely found IJ

I found this youtube clip where JD speaks of the 'big scope' he had on his '80: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpMUdenNQgg

May the great hunter RIP.

[MattyBoy]

Nicely found IJ

I found this youtube clip where JD speaks of the 'big scope' he had on his '80: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpMUdenNQgg

May the great hunter RIP.

Yes I remember seeing that before

What is the scope he has on his 80 in that clip? Looks like x40 AO rather than a x50 AO...?

Cheers
Matty

[Rickenbacker]

Yes I remember seeing that before

What is the scope he has on his 80 in that clip? Looks like x40 AO rather than a x50 AO...?

Cheers
Matty

Tasco AG? Isn't long enough to be a TR. And it certainly looks 40mm

[MattyBoy]

Tasco AG? Isn't long enough to be a TR. And it certainly looks 40mm

I think it might well be a Tasco AG - did they do a 3-9x40? I cannot recall...

So 3-9x50AG was on JDs Rapid and looks like 3-9x40AG on the 80

I have Jap Tasco AG scopes in 4x32 (FWB 127) 2-7x32 (FWB 124) and 3-9x50 (probably going on BSA S10)

I'll simply have to get a 3-9x40 AG to go on one or other of my 80s

Matty

[Rickenbacker]

I think it might well be a Tasco AG - did they do a 3-9x40? I cannot recall...

So 3-9x50AG was on JDs Rapid and looks like 3-9x40AG on the 80

I have Jap Tasco AG scopes in 4x32 (FWB 127) 2-7x32 (FWB 124) and 3-9x50 (probably going on BSA S10)

I'll simply have to get a 3-9x40 AG to go on one or other of my 80s

Matty

You may also have to look out for a Rapid 7 in the future dear boy