I stand corrected. I assumed and you all know what that does instead of checking my facts I said that Unertl's frist job was at Fecker. It was his first job in the US. 
I still think that the design of the Fecker with the adjustments in the middle instead of out on the end is superior to scopes who put it out at the end so you can't keep ypur eye in the scope as you adjust.

40 Rod

There's a Fecker for sale here in the for sale section!

Boats, 

     It's a shame you couldn't be at the last CSV match.  I had a Unertl BV-20, a Balvar 24 and a Redfield 3200 set up on rifles side by side on benches.  Everyone there on Saturday got a chance to compare the 3 and see which they liked or disliked most.  Maybe I can get Dirty Ernie to bring his 3200 to our June shoot.  I have "your name in the pot" for that match already! 

Froggie

J.Louis,
Your statement is probably correct,.

"If the old fellows of this sport where still alive I believe they would have jumped on the changes in technology", 

That being the case they also probably would have abandon the traditional single shot rifle long ago and gone to the Bolt Action and Jacketed Bullets. 

I am under the impression that the ASSRA is about traditional single shot rifles and lead bullets, therefore I'm really surprised that they allow internal adjusted scopes at all. 

If the object is to preserve the idea of shooting lead bullets in traditional single shot rifles along with traditional equipment then I don't believe internal adjusted scopes should be allowed.

 If the object is to use or shoot the best equipment and components,  then of course internal adjusted scopes would be ok and lead bullets should be something that the "old fellows" used years ago and is no longer used by shooters with modern equipment such as internal adjusted scopes. 

Yes, external adjustable may have  issues with point of impact changes, so what,  lead bullets have issues also, but as long as the rules are the same for everyone it's a level playing field. Shooting a modern Night Force scope against a traditional external adjustable  "old fellows" scope does not sound like a level playing field to me.

Almost sounds like a double standard.
 ST

I agree with Set Trigger on this one. Why do we ban bolt actions and jacketed bullets, but then we allow any sort of singleshot with internal or external hammer, even if the design is new and not like anything ever made in the early days of singleshots? Why do we allow any sort of scope design? 
I'm just playing the devil's advocate here, but it seems there are numerous shooting venues for all sorts of rifles, bullets and scopes, but we tend to pick certain things that are OK, while banning other things from the same era?
I wouldn't go so far as to say everyone needs to shoot an original, in original caliber, with original optics, but I see no problem with an external adjustment rule, and repros of original period actions.

Just for my two cents worth. Fecker as far as I know made the only scope with that adjustment ring. And he also is probably the only scope maker to make LARGE commercial telescopes. His telescopes are still in use today and are highly thought of by those odd folks who stare at stars.
MikeW

Jeff,
That's exactly why I said to Fred that I didn't think anyone was talking about banning internally adjusted scopes, or anything else, I don't think there's a problem with freeing up benches, there always seems to be room without banning anything.
  ST

I think it was a little to complex for the others to follow suit, and your right, I think Fecker had a patent on it too. I own two Feckers and when possible will purchase another as they sure are sweet. I have used all of the other brands over the years, and a Fecker to me and alot of others is still the best availble. And the best thing is they are still inexpensive when compared with a Unertl. When Unertle started his company he had to purchase the mounts from Fecker as they were by far the very best availible in that time frame. I bet that got to old John Unertl until he came up with his own mounts.
MikeW