Redfield 36x Benchrest scope

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First my apologies for dropping in with another "what is it worth post". But I am trying to help a friend and this looks to be the best place to seek that help.

Just returned from a long quick 4 day road trip to Oregon and back. Buried a favorite cousin and visited some old friends. Weather in Oregon and Idaho sucked.

While out there I had dinner with an elderly former colleague and he asked me if I was interested in his old 22-250. I said yes but asked what kind of condition it was in. He told me that I was the last person to shoot it. Choke! That had to be earlier than 1983.

He is on social secuirty now and cares for his ill wife and doesn't get around all that well himself. His shooting days are over.

The rifle is an early issue, 1969 if I remember right, Remington 700 BDL Varminter Special. It also has a Redfield 36 x Benchrest scope. Don't ask why, I don't know.

This fellow is pretty savy and isn't going to shoot me a low ball ol' friend price. He doesn't know what it is worth but you are not going to fool him either. I need to come up with a realistic price for the set up.

Plenty of those old Remington's show up on Gunbroker but I can't find one of those scopes listed. 20x yes, but not 36x.

Anybody have an idea of a value range for a pre1980's the Redfield 36x Benchrest scope?
 
A few photo's of that scope would help a lot.


Then some one will tell you just what you have .
There is a lot of knowledge on this site on older optics.




Glenn:D
 
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Rem 700

The general consensus is that Remington made some pretty good Rifles back then. I saw a 30-06 Rem 700 BDL in Carters Country last week, that was built in the 70's, had a $550 tag on it. Carters is a big retail outlet.

I didn't realize Redfield ever made a 36x scope either. Be interesting to find out the particulars...........jackie
 
The only Redfield that was offered as I recall that was in the target arena was the 3200, and if my memory is correct I think the maximum power was 16X. I used to shoot one on my Ansutz 54 in smallbore matches any sight match. You still see a few floating around on some of the auction sites. Just checked and they went up to 20X and there are 2 on auction site both 20's $395 and $595.

Gary Vanlier
 
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It can still be a Redfield 36X scope even if Redfield didn't make it that way originally. I had a Redfield 20X that Bill Ackerman boosted to 36X. It could be that he has a boosted scope. I believe that the 3200 is the long scope and the 6400 is the shorter receiver mounted scope. They were both internal adjustment scopes.
 
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The 3200 did come in 24X but if you spoke nice to them and sent it in they would do it up to 28X. I thought the optics on the 3200 were just about the best, (outside of the Unertals, which I have spelled wrong). If memory serves me the 6400 was not good at all.
 
I suppose I need to give my friend a call. The last time I saw the rifle was 1983. The other night at dinner my friend said it had a Redfield 36X. I seemed to remember it that way. I suppose i should give him a call and have him drag the gun out and look at it and see what it really is...I mean we are couple of old guys remembering something we last looked at 27 years...what's the chance we be remembering wrong? :)
 
Thanks guys for putting me on the right track.

I just got of the phone with my friend. He said it was a 36X. I asked him to get it out and check for a model number..."what do you know," he says, "it's only 20X."
 
Does anyone remember and article about the 3200 Redfield scope that Mike Walker boosted and used to set a world's record at the Super Shoot years ago? (Precision Shooting magazine).
 
The two that are currently on GunBroker.com don't have any bids on them so it would be hard to say if $250-350 is a good price. If you look in on those 2 auctions and one of them sells you may then have a base line on what you could get for your buddy's scope. Good luck.
 
redfield 36 Benchrest scope

If you pay $350 it's still a good deal
They are worth every penny.
The only hold back on those was the Length and the weight.
 
I always check completed auctions and that is how I came up with the price.
 
the double D

is this the long 3200 or short, receiver mounted 6400
The 3200 is said to be optically much better, but
the 6400 is better in the field as it is more compact.
 
One quick thing, the 3200 was designed to mount on the barrel and action. I had mine mounted on the action only but I used wide spread mounts. Can't remember the name of them. They leaned forward at about a 45 degree angle so I put a normal on the front and reversed the rear, It gave me about an extra inch of mounting. Again I am going on memory.
 
Thank you gents for helping me out even though I am not a regular member of you group. Your kindess is appreciated.

Douglas
 
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