Question on: Off-Set Scopes for SMLE and Ishapore

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#31 Post by **RDC** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 6:43 am

If you read Sniping In France by Major Hesketh Pritchard, he does quite a bit of whinging about the offset scopes. The book was published in 1920, and he himself believed it was so the rifles could be charged like a normal rifle for rapid fire. He hated the offset and frequently tried to have it changed but felt frustrated by shines arses in the war office.

He was one of the people that developed sniping and the use of telescopic sights during WW1 for the British Army.

It can also be read for free here:

https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Sniping_in_France

Tower75 · #32 Post by **Tower75** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 4:29 pm

I've been pondering again...

How moral or immoral would it be to scope my P14?

#33 Post by **ovenpaa** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:31 pm

The P14 - Not at all and you can buy some very good no gunsmith type mounts for the P14.

#34 Post by **dromia** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:36 pm

#35 Post by **redcat** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 7:28 pm

Tower75 wrote:I've been pondering again...

How moral or immoral would it be to scope my P14?

Morality has nothing to do with it - it's your rifle, do as you wish with it.

Redcat

Tower75 · #36 Post by **Tower75** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 7:39 pm

ovenpaa wrote:The P14 - Not at all and you can buy some very good no gunsmith type mounts for the P14.

Thanks, ovenpaa. I've just stumbled across these... Hmm, Interesting.

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