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    Pecar Black Carbon 2.5-10x50 rifle scope

    Dec 12, 2022 4 minutes

    PECAR is a name to reckon with. Back in the 1950s when I started hunting and writing, only a few high-quality scopes were being imported from Europe and the most popular carried the brand name Pecar-Berlin.

    As well as fixed-powers, the Pecar-Berlin line included a pair of variables — there was a 3-7x40mm and a 4-10x50mm. Both had 26mm diameter steel tubes with reticles in the first focal plane. At that time they were the only scopes in the world with a unique interchangeable reticle system.

    As a testament to their rugged reliability: I had a 4-10x Pecar on a Brno ZG47 in .270 Winchester that I used for several seasons, roo shooting professionally. This scope stayed on the Brno through

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