I Stand Corrected!

[BP Addict]

I told myself I'd never own a side-lock muzzleloader with a scope! I received a call from my local ML Shop informing me of a recently acquired USA-made CVA Mountain Rifle with a long Brass Scope. I had a fairly good idea of what it was.

Sure enough, it had a Tasco 1860 Retro Brass Scope. It's 38" x 3/4". The eyepiece is adjustable. According to a web search, it's 4X15.

This was just too cool to pass up!

Walt

 

[Piquant]

I like that! A Missouri boat ride.

 

[deerstalkert]

wow, just wow! i had no idea tasco ever made something that splendid! i would have been all over that combo!
about as sweet as it can get, a cva MR and a Malcolm repop!

 

[ETipp]

Good find. Certainly don't see those around very often.

 

[kyron4]

Awesome find !

What are the two holes in the barrel above the cut out in the stock ?

 

[oldwood]

We used original tube scopes on a couple original unmentionables , when I was a kid , 1950's. Couldn't wait to get one of those modern scopes , with the bell at either end , until I found out the modern , wasn't any more water proof than were the long tube scopes. Bout as water proof as a spaghetti strainer. If weather was damp , back to the peep sighted rifle.

 

[pacanis]

I wish someone still made a brass scope.
I looked high and low before settling on Malcolms.

 

[dave951]

I told myself I'd never own a side-lock muzzleloader with a scope! I received a call from my local ML Shop informing me of a recently acquired USA-made CVA Mountain Rifle with a long Brass Scope. I had a fairly good idea of what it was.

Sure enough, it had a Tasco 1860 Retro Brass Scope. It's 38" x 3/4". The eyepiece is adjustable. According to a web search, it's 4X15.

This was just too cool to pass up!

Walt

Good catch!

 

[nkbj]

Recently looked at the shorter straight tube scopes. Shoulda bought 'em when I'd intended to.

 

[BP Addict]

Awesome find !

What are the two holes in the barrel above the cut out in the stock ?

Looks like they were drilled to side-mount something. Maybe a Peep sight.

Walt

 

[hanshi]

Those tube scopes are just what us oldsters often need simply to stay in the game.

 

[CMHouchins]

Very neat!!! Never knew they made one.

 

[cynthialee]

I have wanted one since the day I found out about them ... but the price tag gets in the way. Then the cost to get it mounted to my Hawken.

 

[BCWILL]

Really neat