Weaver Scopes

[Medbill]

Hi Guys,

I have a couple of Weaver scopes on my Smallbore Hunter Class Silhouette rifles and I was wondering how do I tell the old Weaver T series from the newer ones?  

Were the old one's made in El Paso?  Did they ever make a T-25?  

Right now I have two T-10's (one boosted to around 14-15x) and one T-16.  I love these scopes and the best thing about them besides being spot on when clicking is my elevations or number of clicks are all the same from rifle to rifle!  Makes screwing up a little harder but not impossible.  

Thanks,

Billy

[Arizona Jake]

Bill:

To the best of my knowledge, if your scopes are made from steel, it's a sure bet they are of the old "T" series and were made in El Paso. Your T-25 was more than likely also made in El Paso.

The newer "T" series are produced by Meade Instruments, are made from aluminum and have better (brighter and sharper) optics, but they do not have the original "Microtrac" windage & elevation adjustments. The adjustments on the "new" Weavers are in 1/8" increments, whereas the older, El Paso-made scopes have 1/4" adjustments. I cannot say if the new adjustments are as reliable as those on the older models. :cb2:

[Medbill]

Hi Jake,

That is about as simple a way to tell as any.  Thank you for the info!

Billy Lo

[drover]

As previously mentioned the older ones are steel tube but they are also marked Weaver, El PasoTx. on the scope tube.  I believe that it is on top just forward of the rear eyepiece.

[davei]

i'm currently shooting an old t-6 on my smallbore hunter rifle... parallax adjustment on those scopes is extremely critical.  spend the time to make sure it is correct.
dave imas

[Gringo Grizzly]

If your scopes are all steel they're probably old Model T's and were made in El Paso.
Your 25x is probably a bumped-up scope from Bill Ackerman (who used to work for Weaver).
I had one and the 25X was a common bump-up from a stock T-16.
I wish I STILL had it!
He still does this work if you need any dot modifications, and he'll boost a fixed power T model (all of 'em are fixed power) and offers a "blueprint" option to revitalize T-oldies.

The old style Model T scopes are heavy, have 1/4 MOA clicks, a huge focus capability, and mediocre clarity.

That said, I'm convinced they're the best tracking and dependable run-of-the mill scopes ever produced.
I have an ancient T-16 purchased in 1978 which is still going strong.

Gringo