Vintage Unertl optics can be purchased from Dewayne (Dewy) Greiner in MN, Classic Unertl Scopes. And once you get the beast to where you want to be, setup is remarkably simple, with a tripod, mount and scope all beautifully machined to move smoothly and easily. The image is extremely bright and sharp edge-to-edge with no hint of chromatic aberration. Now, because of its sheer size – about 60 pounds with the case – this scope is definitely NOT practical for casual spotting, but the image, well, it’s like being there. The Unertl Team was being sold by an accomplished shooter, Mike Dunia, and was in excellent condition complete with all the goodies, including the monster travel case you see above. I had tried to find one years earlier, but I had no luck. In the AccurateShooter Forum Classifieds my friend, dgeesaman, found an ad for an Unertl “Team” spotting scope, a 100mm beast built by the famed Unertl company specifically for long range shooting spotting. )Īnd recently, I was pleased and proud to become its custodian … The scope is an Unertl Team Spotting Scope, a beast of a 100mm scope especially made for long-range shooting matches.
It is simply extraordinary to acquire a scope – in this case, a spotting scope – that has quite literally seen some of the best shots ever taken. It is a rare pleasure to acquire a gun with a history. Seeing History … Through a Spotting Scopeīy David Buffington in our Shooters’ Forum Forum member David Buffington explains how he located a rare Unertl 100mm-objective spotter that had served Team USA in international competitions. This story is about the purchase of a super-sized spotting scope with a notable history.
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