Weaver M 29-S 'special' scope
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:09 pm
I was shopping for some 3/4 inch Weaver rings on ebay. It ended up being more practical to purchase a pair of rings that were already installed on a Weaver M 29-S 'special' scope.
The 3 power model 29-S Weaver is relatively similar to the model 330, that saw use during WW-2 on 1903-A4 'sniper-rifles'. (BTW - The 'special' designation indicates this 29-S variation has a 3 1/4 inch eye-relief for high-power rifle use).
I have hopes someday to put a "1903-A Forgery" together, for fun range use. This Weaver 29-S 'special' is good enough for this future project.
In the meantime, I will give it a try on my "Faux 1903 Carbine".
The petite model 29-S scope was made for high-power rifle use with a generous eye-relief. It sits low, which allows a good 'cheek-weld' with the Springfield stock 'comb'. The windage/elevation knobs give 1/2 minute adjustments.
Light transmission is very poor compared to my inexpensive Bushnell scope, but, the Bushnell sits higher and really needs to have a raised cheek-piece for a quality Range session.
(Both scopes interfere with use of the issue 1903 'safety-lever').
It will be an interesting experiment, trying the model 29-S at the Range.
The 3 power model 29-S Weaver is relatively similar to the model 330, that saw use during WW-2 on 1903-A4 'sniper-rifles'. (BTW - The 'special' designation indicates this 29-S variation has a 3 1/4 inch eye-relief for high-power rifle use).
I have hopes someday to put a "1903-A Forgery" together, for fun range use. This Weaver 29-S 'special' is good enough for this future project.
In the meantime, I will give it a try on my "Faux 1903 Carbine".
The petite model 29-S scope was made for high-power rifle use with a generous eye-relief. It sits low, which allows a good 'cheek-weld' with the Springfield stock 'comb'. The windage/elevation knobs give 1/2 minute adjustments.
Light transmission is very poor compared to my inexpensive Bushnell scope, but, the Bushnell sits higher and really needs to have a raised cheek-piece for a quality Range session.
(Both scopes interfere with use of the issue 1903 'safety-lever').
It will be an interesting experiment, trying the model 29-S at the Range.