Repro Retro Colt carry handle scope

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    Combloc

    Combloc

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    Nov 10, 2010
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    Various inaccuracies in just the first 3 minutes. I like MAC but he gets a lot of details wrong. Seeing that these are reportedly made by the original manufacturer, I would expect it to work just fine but I just could not get by the garish "RETRO" mark on the top. Better to just leave it blank or discreetly mark it Hakko.
     
    Dan44

    Dan44

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    May 5, 2008
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    Combloc said:
    Various inaccuracies in just the first 3 minutes. I like MAC but he gets a lot of details wrong. Seeing that these are reportedly made by the original manufacturer, I would expect it to work just fine but I just could not get by the garish "RETRO" mark on the top. Better to just leave it blank or discreetly mark it Hakko.
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    That was my first impression.
     
    erwos

    erwos

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    Mar 25, 2009
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    Rockville, MD
    If you're doing a retro build, these seem like good options. This style of scope is a lot more usable than a lot of people give them credit for; I found that I didn't have trouble getting into the eyebox if I started from a decent cheekweld, and you can transition back to irons really quickly. Wouldn't be my first choice on a modern rifle, but they're hardly unusable.
     
    jimbobborg

    jimbobborg

    Oddball caliber fan
    Aug 2, 2010
    17,118
    Northern Virginia
    calicojack said:
    Not legal in East BFE ;)
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    True dat. Someone built a clone and was selling it at a local shop. I think $1100 was a bit much, since Brownell's is having a sale on that upper. I'm waiting on my expense check from my company so that I can get a 10mm CMMG Banshee, and possibly one of the pencil barrel, carry handle uppers they have for my Snowflake lower.
     
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    Magnumite

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    Dec 17, 2007
    6,571
    Harford County, Maryland
    While not comparing to the retro I have used a smaller 4x32 Leupold on a carry handle mount on my RRA Std A2 and the combination has given repeatable return to zero and accuracy results for 15 years. Only issue it is a mount and rings combination which raises line of sight a little higher. Still happy with the setup.
     
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    135sohc

    Ultimate Member
    Oct 27, 2013
    1,158
    Ordered one in early January, received today.

    Looks good, it will be painful but I will waste a box of new name brand ammo tomorrow and get it set up. 55 or 62 grain though.. ? ;)
     
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