doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com V. Gipson Enfield?

I assume, right now, that the J.B. Smith .22 Varminter is the same as the Gebby and therefore the same as the .22-250 Remington.

The mounts seem to be set up for a standard scope, not a long Unertl/Lyman/Fecker type scope. I wonder what would be an appropriate period Varmint-type scope.

One possibility would be a Unertl Vulture internal adjustment scope, available in 8X or 10X. A Buehler Micro-Dial mount would be most appropriate for it, since the reticle is non-centered.

I have one on my early Winchester Model 70 .220 Swift.

The bases seem to be cheap Weaver aluminum products. Are there any holes drilled in the barrel for front target bases? If so, I would guess that the rear holes in the GB pictures may be suitable for rear target bases. I have had Gebby Varminters and other pre factory 22-250 guns and have shot commercial 22-250 ammunition in all of them. I have not fired my present Gebby Varminter built by John Oberlies, but plan to fire it this year. It has had its target bases removed by some idiot and it now has a nice Leupold on it. I would like to restore it to original with a Unertl target scope but have too many irons heating up.

I won't be getting the rifle until next week, so I can't tell about base holes forward in the barrel yet.