I thought that Springfield 1903 didnt have a place to put a scope? how did he mount on on? it was a 1903 right?
Well..
All of the enemy combatants in WW2 had scoped rifles available.
The U.S. used two different rifles:
1903A4
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144114638
M1D
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144300758
The Germans used three, though two were predominate.
Scoped K98s
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144267702
G43
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144198735
The British used a scoped variant of the #4 SMLE the #4Mk1T
http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl04-e.htm
The Russians scoped the 91/30
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=143981187
The SVT40
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144448927
http://www.buymilsurp.com/scope-mount-svt40-rifle-p-7603.html?zenid=3d2eaa38177799e9ff2cd936f95573ba
and so on. Scopes were in wide civilian use for over eighty years prior to the war.
It was a sniper version……yes you can scope this gun.
M1903A4 (1942)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rifle_Springfield_M1903A4_with_M84_sight.jpg
1903a4. You can still buy replicas right here.
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/US_M1903A4_Springfield_30.06_Rifles.html
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Well..
All of the enemy combatants in WW2 had scoped rifles available.
The U.S. used two different rifles:
1903A4
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144114638
M1D
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144300758
The Germans used three, though two were predominate.
Scoped K98s
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144267702
G43
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144198735
The British used a scoped variant of the #4 SMLE the #4Mk1T
http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl04-e.htm
The Russians scoped the 91/30
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=143981187
The SVT40
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144448927
http://www.buymilsurp.com/scope-mount-svt40-rifle-p-7603.html?zenid=3d2eaa38177799e9ff2cd936f95573ba
and so on. Scopes were in wide civilian use for over eighty years prior to the war.
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Civilian models didn’t have a place to install a scope directly, but the US military either bought them directly from the manufacturer, modified, or had it done by military armorers. It isn’t that tricky a job for a competent gunsmith.
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20 yrs in the Army, 40 yrs as a dealer
The soldier’s name was Jackson, and he was armed with a Springfield M1903-A4 Sniper Rifle (no iron sights), equipped with a Lyman/Weaver mid range scope and a Unertl long range scope (the latter carried in a weatherproof tube slung over his back).
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it’s a prop, prop shop did it for him.
In general:
You drill holes into the barrel then tap them to accept screws (tapping means using a special tool to turn a smooth hole into a threated hole that will accept screws). Of course, these screw holes must be plotted out and very square with eachother, or your back and front mounting blocks won’t match and your scope will get all screwed up.
Next you get mounting platforms of some type. Weaver is a good choice.
Following that, you get yourself screws that fit the threads you tapped into the holes you drilled. The screws must be precisely measured so they don’t actually enter the bore BUT you can’t have them too shallow either, or they won’t have enough metal to grab onto and the bases will easily break off. You bascially have 1/32nd of an inch leeway.
Screw on the bases, then check that the screws aren’t in the bore. If they are unscrew, file the screws a bit shorter, and then remount the bases, checking again. Repeat as necessary
Then you get rings that match the diameter of your scope body AND that are designed to fit with your base. Attach rings. take the tops off the rings, set in scope, secure the scope with the top of the rings, and you are done.
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