Salty_Possum
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Do functional replicas of the scoped rifle used by sharpshooters from the U.S. Civil war exist?
Salty Possum said:Do functional replicas of the scoped rifle used by sharpshooters from the U.S. Civil war exist?
True words my friend, I was just inquiring cause I though it would be neat to have something that different.Va.Manuf.06 said:But of course, the scoped rifle in the ACW was the rare exception rather than the rule for what we today call a "sniper". The average member of Berdan's regiment certainly didn't have a scope, few if any did, they were useless and in the way when serious work had to be done, even with the imported British Whitworth or whatever. But, modern fantasy lives on......
GoodCheer said:And rare exceptions are so very nice to have.
Billnpatti said:The Whitworth rifle (http://www.euroarms.net/euroarms_netWhitworth_file/whitworth_and_volunteer_rifles.htm) was used by many of the snipers. These are available but are a bit pricy. They do not come with a scope but you can buy a P/C 4X brass scope (http://www.dixiegunworks.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=brass+telescopic+sight&x=4&y=8). They, too, are a bit spendy.
Va.Manuf.06 said:But of course, the scoped rifle in the ACW was the rare exception rather than the rule for what we today call a "sniper". The average member of Berdan's regiment certainly didn't have a scope, few if any did, they were useless and in the way when serious work had to be done, even with the imported British Whitworth or whatever. But, modern fantasy lives on......
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