Weaver K-2.5

[Tatume]

Hello Folks,

I have an old Weaver K-2.5 that was fogged and unusable when I put it away. After sitting in a drawer all these years, it is now clear as a bell. I suspect the air-conditioning dried it out.

Finn Aagard used to like this model, and his recommendation was my reason for buying it in the first place, about 40 years ago. I’d like to put it back into service.

How can I go about having the scope serviced, sealed, and purged?

Take care, Tom

[scattershot]

I had one repaired by Weaver years ago. I think they went out of business, though, but may have re-opened under new ownership.

[Tatume]

Hello Folks,

I also wrote to Weaver, but according to their website I shouldn't expect a reply until sometime in 2014. To my surprise, they wrote back within minutes, and this is what they said:

"The Weaver scopes that were made in El Paso TX went out of business in 1984. Due to this you will have to contact Iron Sight Inc for parts, services, and owner's manuals at 918-445-2001 or visit their web site at http://ironsightinc.com/index.php?route=common/weaver Iron Sight Inc. is the only company that can repair or supply parts for the old Weaver scopes of El Paso TX."

I checked, and they will disassemble, repair, reseal, and purge my scope for $85. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Take care, Tom

[Guesser]

Ironsight has done a couple old J.R. Weaver and El Paso weavers for me. Good people, good work.

[Tatume]

Ironsight has done a couple old J.R. Weaver and El Paso weavers for me. Good people, good work.

Thanks for the information.

[scattershot]

Those were great old scopes, but $85.00, plus postage, and you are pretty well on the way to a new scope. Prolly not a Zeiss or Leupold, but a pretty good scope.

[Digital Dan]

It won't be as good as an Ironsight repaired steel tube Weaver. They have done quite a few for me and the results have been excellent.

[Guesser]

It is the steel tube that makes it all worth while, not the cost parallel with a new scope. My K2.5 was sold new in 1949 and then mounted on a second year production Marlin 336A, 32 W.S., in Buehler mounts. That made it a relatively rare combination in "the day".

[Heavy lead]

With all due respect are they really that good? Reason I ask is a few years ago when I acquired my 11-87 slug gun I installed a Weaver K4 El Paso duplex reticle steel tube scope on it, literally came apart, with a broken lens in 10 rounds off the bench, a new Leupold 2x7 heavy reticle has resided in it's place for the last 9 years with a couple hundred rounds through it, that has been my only experience with them, was it a fluke?

[Digital Dan]

I would suspect so. I have used them on .22RF autos on up to .338 Win bolt guns and a lot of stuff in the middle. 5 K2.5, and a K3, never a failure.

[scattershot]

Mine was a K4, and I wish I had it back. A slug gun is pretty brutal for a scope, IMO.

[uscra112]

Have 7 - 8 steel Weavers. AFAIK they weren't ever hermetically sealed. Am I wrong?

It should not be terribly difficult to de-moisturize a scope that isn't perfectly tight. Put it in some sort of strong airtight container, hook up a vacuum pump and pull 4-8 lbs vacuum on it for a coupla days. No, I never did it to a scope, but I was tasked to do it to dry out some NASA electronics in the '60s. If you are really sophisticated about it, backfill with dry nitrogen. Do that 3-4 times and you've got a nitrogen filled scope.

[Old Dawg]

Don't know about the iron Weavers but I have an old brass Weaver K4 on a 7mm Ackley Improved Mark X Mauser that still works great. I bought it and the gun used in the mid 1970's and don't know how old either is.

[Tatume]

Have 7 - 8 steel Weavers. AFAIK they weren't ever hermetically sealed. Am I wrong?

This is a question I need to get answered. If the scope was not sealed, then there is nothing to repair. Mine is otherwise perfect. I'll bet the folks at Ironsight will answer the question, after Christmas.

[44man]

They were sealed and the K models were great scopes. The only scopes I know of that were not sealed were the old Unertil target scopes, cross hairs would rust.

[atr]

I have a couple of Weaver steel tube scopes, (K4 with post,K4, K2.5, K3) on my older rifles....30-30 and 30-06 and 25-20 and .22 auto..
never had a problem with any of them
I Do thank TATUME for the scope repair reference...good information to keep on hand.

[siamese4570]

+1 on Iron Site Inc. They fixed a K4 for me . Works great, although in fairness it's only been on a 30-30 and a 22. No real hard kickers. Iron Site isn't real fast but they do good work.
siamese4570

[Guesser]

Using new technology and materials, they sealed my 1949 K2.5. The Beuhler rear ring is a one piece ring and in order to get it on, the eye piece end bell has to be removed. I sent the scope in with the ring in place and they repaired the scope, left the ring in place and sealed the end bell. The scope is sealed and safe as any new manufacture.

[sghart3578]

I love my K2.5 but it needs work. If I send it in what is the current turn around time? Thanks.

[Guesser]

Get their # off their site and call or email them. They will be very open about any back log, they always were with me. And they never charged me until they started work on my scope.

[Hardcast416taylor]

I`ve got a 1960 vintage K3 on my .375 H&H. It has been on 3 or 4 other rifles over the years till it found a home on the H&H. I had the old Weaver scope service do a new nitrogen job and seals back about 1980. Thanks for the address of the company now doing this re-hab work.Robert

[Tatume]

Get their # off their site and call or email them. They will be very open about any back log, they always were with me. And they never charged me until they started work on my scope.

I posted the phone number with the website (post #3). Also, on the website it says:

"Average repair time is 15 to 16 months. Return shipping and handling is included in the above cost. "