rkba2nd wrote on Aug 16
th, 2021 at 9:24pm:
Unfortunately we have been involved in too many wars, so first off, which pre war are you referencing? I have to assume WW1. A lot of advancement between 1 and 2. I have a very fine 12x Sidle, and a number of Fecker scopes, and as good as the sidle is, the Fecker and his mountings are far superior to the Sidle in my opinion.
Since the title of the thread is
Quote:Optics In The Hayday Of The Schuetzen Matches.
I was assuming, maybe incorrectly, 1890-1920 as a loose time frame. So yes, my reference was WWI, and why I referenced 1917 earlier. I do remember the Maine so the Spanish/American war could be on then table also.
As you stated, you prefer the Fecker over the Sidle, I think most shooters look for the technological advances of their time.
I don’t know what the rules were when the ASSRA was founded concerning scopes, but what is allowed in the traditional class now, were pretty popular and common at that time, late 40’s. It would be interesting to know, at least for me.
Was there a traditional class then, if so what were the rules on scopes?
It’s all academic for me, I just don’t agree with the original assertions, and would like to know if they are correct or not.
The original assertion was that the Fecker scope mounted on the rifle pictured was typical of what was used in pre 1917 Schuetzen matches, this was based on the incorrect assumption that it was actually a Sidle scope.
That incorrect assumption was given as the reason why the post war externally mounted scopes are what is used today in the traditional class.
I think it might be a bit more simple, it was what they were using when the association was formed, and sometime later the technology advance was stopped. Hard call, could also be that the cut off was basically pre WWII technology, since the association was formed just after.
Maybe one of the members with a better knowledge or link to the founders would chime in with the answer.
Just interested.