Professor Thoreau, SASS 2611

Thank you, Charlie. Your kind words are greatly appreciated. Most Sincerely, Professor

For Sale: Colt New Service Grips – 2 Sets Up for consideration are two sets of wood Colt New Service revolver grips. Both sets are in very good condition. The fancy carved set has “NCO” stamped on the inside and this set has a good fit. The set with the “Colt” medallion does not fill out to the edges of the Colt New Service frame that I tried it on. Otherwise, it fits fine. Please look at the photos for details on this offering. Price for both sets of Colt New Service grips is $50 shipped in the USA. [Sorry, no international shipping]. Thank you for looking. Professor Thoreau SASS Life # 2611

Horace, Many folks use the round bottom scope blocks on a flat barrel with no problem so you would likely be fine with the scope blocks that come with this scope. "Steve Earle Products" is one of the venders of the old-time scope blocks and other items related to the externally adjusted target scopes. Buffalo Arms also has scope blocks for the old-time scopes... May your chat with your gunsmith on Monday flow smoothly. Professor Thoreau

Horace, Thank you for the further information on what you are working with. One other note: If your barrel is NOT round, there are scope blocks with a flat base available from sellers which fit nicely on octagonal/flat topped barrels... Professor Thoreau

Fence Cutter, A big Thank You for the spacing and click information. Greatly appreciated!!! Professor Thoreau

Hi Horace, Questions are great and we are all still learning!!! The longest center to center spacing for the scope mounts with this scope would be 12.5 inches. The 7.2 inch spacing is normal for this type of scope and longer than 7.2 inch center to center spacing of the mounts would definitely change the amount of elevation change with each click. I honestly do not know if the amount of elevation change increases or decreases as the mounts are space further apart. There are undoubtedly resources online that would have that information and/or someone on the SASS Wire here may have the information. The whole scope is "only" 25.75 inches long so it would not work for a rear sight dovetail mount and a front sight dovetail mount set-up as shown in your rolling block photo above unless you have a *very* short rifle (Smile). I hope this helps. Professor Thoreau

Horace, thank you for your interest in this scope. Due to the configuration, there are several ways to measure what one might call the "3/4" diameter" part of the scope. Without the eyepiece, which has a diameter of .875", the 3/4 diameter part of the scope is 15 3/8" to the point of attachment for the objective lens housing. With the eyepiece it is 17 1/4 inches long to the point of attachment for the objective lens housing. If you include the small part of the objective lens housing before it starts to bell, the length is 17 7/8" including the eyepiece. The small part of the objective lens housing has a diameter of .815" and is about .5" long I hope you can find the information you desire in the above measurements (Smile). Thanks again, Professor Thoreau.

BTT Thank you for looking. Professor Thoreau

Hello Fence Cutter, Thank you for your PM. I will attempt to answer your questions here, in public, because others may want to know the details and others much more knowledgeable than me about the old-time scopes may be able to add further pertinent information. The main outside tube is 3/4 inches in diameter. The largest outside diameter of the objective end of the scope is about 1.5 inches [some sources seem to say that the "objective size" is the measurement of the Lens and others say it is the measurement of the outside objective lens housing. I can measure the outside objective lens housing, but not the lens - Smile]. The adjustments for elevation and windage do "click" when turned so I would call it "click adjusted". The most common spacing for the scope blocks for this type of scope was 7.2 inches center to center. As I understand it, different spacings will give you different adjustment changes for each click. I *think* that the 7.2 inch scope mount spacing give an adjustment of 1/4" per click at 100 yards. But, my memory may be in error on that detail. [6-28-2025 - I updated this paragraph to reflect the information provided by Fence Cutter in his response posted below.] I never used scopes very often but did use this one on a .38-55 Ballard [which I sold here on the SASS Wire recently] and on a Winchester Model 52 which was drilled and taped for the old style of scopes using the 7.2 inch center to center spacing. It worked fine but I no longer have a rifle to mount it on and I still normally utilize iron sights. To change the "power", just unscrew the eyepiece [which is about 3.5 inches long -see the photos of the uninstalled 10X eyepiece] and screw the other one on. I do NOT have a box or any paperwork for this scope. Yes, it would work fine for a .22 in the Schuetzen game. I used this style of scope in the 1990's for Schuetzen shoots when I was not using iron sights. As stated above, I am not an expert on scopes and utilized them infrequently, so please utilize additional resources for information and details. I hope this helps. and thank you for your questions. Thanks again, Professor Thoreau

6-23-2025 Thank you, Shanghai Jack. They are yours. I have sent you a PM with payment and contact information. Thanks again, Professor Thoreau

SOLD: For Sale: Remington [R-P] Unprimed .45-70 GOVT Brass (402 new and 132 used) I no longer have the .45-70’s and this brass needs a new home. It is all Remington brass and head stamped “R-P 45-70 GOVT”. There are 402 new unused pieces of brass and 132 used pieces of brass. The used ones have been loaded between 2 and 4 times each with mild smokeless loads for various single shot rifles. They will all fit in one USPS Large Flat Rate Box and can be shipped anywhere in the USA where it is legal to receive them. No international sales. Price: $250 shipped in the USA. Thank you for looking. Professor Thoreau SASS Life # 2611

Thank you, Charlie. PM received and replied to. Professor Thoreau

Hi Dusty, Thank you and they are yours. I have sent you a PM with my contact information. Professor Thoreau

SOLD: SPG Black Powder Bullet Lube I no longer shoot black powder loads and have 17 sticks of SPG Black Powder bullet lube which can also be used to lube smokeless bullets. Price: $65 shipped in the USA Thank you for looking. Professor Thoreau SSS Life # 2611

SOLD: Lyman SuperTargetSpot 15X Target Scope Lyman SuperTargetSpot 15X Target Scope with external adjustments for windage and elevation. Overall, this target scope is in very good condition and it has a fine cross hair reticle. This scope has both end caps, a nice set of scope blocks for a flat octagonal barrel, clear optics, and an Anti Cant Device to insure you are level when the shot breaks. Please look at the numerous photos to evaluate this offering. Price: $650 shipped in the lower 48 States. No international sales and no sales to Alaska or Hawaii due to shipping cost. Thank you for looking. Professor Thoreau SASS Life # 2611