It's a matter of instantaneous Minute-of-Man, versus the need for surgical precision. To that you can then add or subtract what you need for the ten yard mid-range value and get that pill right through a loophole. I use all three methods when I'm at the range.Īlso, now with dope from the data book showing your true values, you may find you have to dial up to a MOA up or down to be dead on even at a 100 yard mark on the turret. There is some pitting on the front and rear ends of the scope as shown in the pictures. M40A1 and M40A3 Sniper Rifles Scopes and Optics The M40A1 and M40A3 sniper rifles are equipped with a fixed USMC Unertl 10x scope (upgraded and adapted to. The overall length of the scope is 19 5/8' The scope's blue is thinning and shows light flecks of rust. Unertl 10x rifle scope with adjustable J.Unertl rings. I would imagine in the real world there was more holding than dialing in most scenarios any way, but then again I wasn't a sniper so it's just a guess on my part. J.Unertl Vintage Rifle Scope 10x Varmint Target. With the m40a1 they used the fixed 10x unertl that is a very good tough scope. Later on in the vietnam war the m40 was adopted and scoped with a Redfield. Back then there were no 'tactical' scopes. Remember, too, that there were no laser range finders issued in those "early" days, so 10 yard increments would have been somewhat ridiculous to begin with. Unertls were used in Vietnam but like was said they were the big long ones used for target shooting. Apparently, mid range dialing was originally taught this way until 10 yard incremental values were determined. It's straight out of FMFM1-3B, circa 1981. His left eye peered through the coated glass of his Unertl scope.I've only once ever seen Mr Senich method mentioned and it was recommended against.It's not "Mr. The objective is range calibrated and one turn covers the range from infinity to 50 ft. With the large objective, high magnification, excellent luminosity, and unsurpassed resolution are possible. It was fielded from the early 1970s all the way until the early 2000s, though some still.
220 Swift with a 10X Unertl Ultra Varmint scope.Įlmer Keith and Jack O'Connor. The Vulture series possess the desirable features of a hunting scope with magnifications and adjustments as are required for Varmint hunting. The Unertl scope is an original USMC issued 10X scope serial 1172. 2020 The Springfield M1903A1 rifle fitted with an 8X Unertl scope was. Scope is tri-mount Unertl 10x, no mil dots, although my scope did see it's share of mil. The weapon is fitted with a Scope for long range engagements but has only one. when you bought one the first thing to do was ship it off to richard lee to get one of his famous tack hole dots installed. So back to business.My neighbor in the Montana Rockies had been an Army sniper. well back in the mid 50s when i was shooting on a rifle team in college the only and i mean only good scope was a unertl, preferably a 10x. He was locally famous for calling a 760-yard neck shot on an antelope and making it with an original Remington Rolling Block with an aftermarket barrel, in. This prompted me, and fools like me, to give up our wonderful Unertl scopes with external adjustments and return-to-battery springs.