The question many have wanted to ask but were afraid to for fear of being called a newby.

So, there are claims that a small number of Carbines were built and fitted with sniper scopes as used on the 1903a4 and Garandicon (M73 and M82). The number quoted most often is 811. The story is that they were issued to Marines in the S Pacific theater.

The question is, is this fact or fiction? Which ever side you fall on, please try to provide support for you opinion. And be kind, I did search the forum and found little.

Also, could a standard M3 scope mount accept the Redfield rings of these scopes, and thus field conversions (which, from my service experience, is quite likely).
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