The other day I mounted my old K4-60 on the .404 to get a bit better look at the targets.

On about the fifth round of the day, with a 315-grain Lee boolit leaving at 1500 fps, the "second-lens-in" in the eyepiece came adrift and is now rattling around loose in there.

I bought this scope new back in the early 'seventies, I think, and it owes me nothing. It's taken a lot of looks at both game and inanimate targets, including service on rifles up to full-power .338s etc. I was surprised that it failed on such a moderate-kicking load as 315 @ 1500.

I know there's a gent repairing old Weavers in El Paso, but don't have his address. Question is, is it worth it? I see references to K4s like this going for $30 at gun shows, which makes spending much money on repairs rather dumb.

Regards from BruceB (aka Bren Mk1)

Not worth it, Bruce! I have his addy in my files because he has fixed two of my scopes already. Expert jobs, but his minimum is 75 bucks per scolpe. He cannot fix glass dynamics, and that's what is much, much better these days even in the cheapest of new scopes. I'd say, pick one up made in the last 8-10 years off ebay. Glass cutting formulas are much superior even to the european glass of 20 years ago, even though the glass material of 20 years ago far outshine today's glass unless you pay the european prices for the scope. It's the pure and simple game of cost/effectiveness for our run-of-the-mill guns. ... felix

Bill Ackerman is his name, just remembered. He has moved several times, though, but might be back in the ElPaso area. At one time, he went to somewhere in New Mexico, a town where he was when he fixed my scopes. Besides, he takes his sweet lovin' time to do the work too. ... felix

Bruce. I think Felix is right on this. I didn't know that $75 was his minimum price though. I sent a Weaver 1.5x5 variable back to get the parallex fixed and it ran me $75, so I guess I was lucky. They did do an excellent job and the scope looked like new.
I have a really old K-4 that the front lens has opalized. I've thought about sending it back and having a new lens put on for somewhat sentimental reasons. This scope is old enough that the crosshairs do not stay centered when sighted in unless you use a mount with windage adjustments. Then, you either shim or put up with the elevation being way off center. I took a lot of deer with that scope, which is the only reason I've kept it.
WEAVER SCOPE REPAIR SERVICE
1121 Larry Mahan Drive, Suite B
El Paso, TX 79925
Phone: 1 (915) 593-1005
Just in case you have sentimental attchment to the scope.
Paul B.

BruceB...I'm afraid all the posters are wrong. Weaver got bought up by a big comgomerate I think the same one that owns RCBS, SPEERS, FEDERAL. not sure though. Anyways here's Weavers website for warrranty. http://www.weaveroptics.com/Support/warranty.html

Here's the send back address:

Weaver Optics
Attention: Repair Department
201 Plantation Oak Drive
Thomasville, GA 31792

As you can see it's not in El Paso, Tx which was the original Weaver home.

Here's there ph # : 1-800-285-0689.

Contact them and find out if you can get an estimate...Might be worth it to get it fixed by Weaver themselves.

Good Luck
Joe

Here is another option:

Rifle Scope Service
Tulsa OK
918-445-2286
918-521-7736

Last I checked, his minimum was $40-$50....

BruceB, Regardless of being bought up by the Blount empire, the Weaver scope repair outfit in El Paso is independent. I think it is old Weaver employees working in the old Weaver place. Still, that won't get around the cost-effective issue. HTH, curmudgeon