Reshod 617
by FOG, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 11:33 (4157 days ago)
Reshod 617
by Frank S, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 13:45 (4157 days ago) @ FOG
what kind of a scope mount is that?
Reshod 617
by FOG, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 14:33 (4157 days ago) @ Frank S
IIRC, the scope mount was made by Weigand and was 'featured' on a revolver
shown in a mid-1990s issue of American Handgunner magazine.
HTH
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Cover Article (American Handgunner, May/June 1991)
by FOG, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 17:34 (4157 days ago) @ Frank S
This is the gun & scope mount I was referring to above.
The related article is the first of several posted @ jackweigand.com
As you can see, the 'custom' version of this scope mount was ventilated; the one that
I found on the shelf at the LGS a few years later − and still have on my 617 − is not.
HTH
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On a related note...
by FOG, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 17:44 (4157 days ago) @ FOG
Before 'graduating' to the PDP4, I tried a couple of Tasco PDP3s in the Weigand mount for a while (10-min and 3-min dot models). The 617 with those looked more like the 'Cover Gun' with its PDP2.
The PDP2 was supposedly the 'best', most rugged Tasco dot scope, but I never had one. The '3' and '4' worked fine for my application: .22 Revolver.
Moreover, the PDP4 has a 45-mm tube, so even if doesn't quite make HD, it is most definitely WIDESCREEN.
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Cover Article (American Handgunner, May/June 1991)
by Frank S, Friday, July 12, 2013, 05:56 (4157 days ago) @ FOG
Thanks for the info
IMHO, the aesthetic is somewhat.... unbalanced.
by John K., Thursday, July 11, 2013, 18:11 (4157 days ago) @ FOG
The wood looks better than rubber, but it doesn't really compensate for that IR illuminator-looking optic. Before I could stop it, my free association ran down a rabbit hole in my mind and came back with "M3 carbine" and "Vampir".
My apologies; some of my best friends are optics.
SDNBOH
I understand
by FOG, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 18:35 (4157 days ago) @ John K.
Completely.
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Indeed, we're on the same page.
by John K., Thursday, July 11, 2013, 18:44 (4157 days ago) @ FOG
Just different bore size and yardage.
Oooooo...
by FOG, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 18:49 (4157 days ago) @ John K.
That's a nice one.
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