Rifle and scope reunited...

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Calfed

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Years ago I won a wonderful old target rifle at an estate sale of the estate of a WWII vet who had been an avid target shooter. That man's name was James A Norton. The rifle was set up for an old style long tube target scope, but one was not included. It did come with a very nice target sight. Amazingly, I recently saw James Norton's target scope at another online auction. I bid on the scope and won it.

Here is Mr. Norton's obituary.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/s...aspx?n=james-a-norton&pid=163527379&fhid=8733

Here's the rifle...

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And here is the scope..

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blades said:
that is an extremely rare occurrence. congratulations.
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Thanks, blades!

I won the rifle in 2013, not long after Mr. Norton passed. It is Winchester Model 70, has a Jewell trigger and a 30" Hart barrel. It came with an RPA "Trakker" rear sight and a variable front globe.


Here is a thread that I started on this forum back in 2013 requesting any information about using the rifle in competition, scopes, etc.


http://benchrest.com/showthread.php?87015-Possible-F-class-Palma-rifle&highlight=


Here is the recent auction listing for the scope.


https://hibid.com/lot/84043538/lyman-super-target-spot-scope
 
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