Here's hoping this displays well!
This rifle was imported from Germany. The Redfield scope bell was clearly bent. I'm not sure if it was sold like this or it happened in transport. One of the guns sent with it in the same package had its stock broken. Straightening this scope up and getting the optics to align up would be difficult to impossible.
Redfield scope on Frankonia Mauser after export.jpg
I looked on Egun for a replacement and found this made for Frankonia by Karl Kaps, (confirmed by the Karl Kaps factory). This is a lessor known but good quality brand so I won the auction and imported it too.
Frankonia 004.jpg
Then I discovered that the "new" scope did not have enough adjustment and even at the most depressed, (the crosshairs, that is), it would fire right over my target. So I replaced the 10mm elevation block on the EAW swing mounts with an 11mm one from New England Custom Gun. But even at it's most elevated, it now fired under the target. So I ordered a 10.5mm and third time worked a charm.
Here's the new combo complete.
Frankonia 001.jpg
The rifle is now shooting well. I'll post a follow up shortly.
This rifle was imported from Germany. The Redfield scope bell was clearly bent. I'm not sure if it was sold like this or it happened in transport. One of the guns sent with it in the same package had its stock broken. Straightening this scope up and getting the optics to align up would be difficult to impossible.
Redfield scope on Frankonia Mauser after export.jpg
I looked on Egun for a replacement and found this made for Frankonia by Karl Kaps, (confirmed by the Karl Kaps factory). This is a lessor known but good quality brand so I won the auction and imported it too.
Frankonia 004.jpg
Then I discovered that the "new" scope did not have enough adjustment and even at the most depressed, (the crosshairs, that is), it would fire right over my target. So I replaced the 10mm elevation block on the EAW swing mounts with an 11mm one from New England Custom Gun. But even at it's most elevated, it now fired under the target. So I ordered a 10.5mm and third time worked a charm.
Here's the new combo complete.
Frankonia 001.jpg
The rifle is now shooting well. I'll post a follow up shortly.
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