Building a No4T or L42 replica - scope alternatives

[xa-coupe]

Given the price of the real deal I am building myself functional replicas of the No4T and L42.
I have been looking for Weaver K3 scopes but they mostly appear in the US of A and it appears most people don't want to ship internationally or they scopes go for silly prices.
Is there an alternative to the K3 that is more common ? I have looked at new scopes in the 1- 3 x 20 range but it looks like the magnification ring will be interfering with the rings if using a repro mount.
I want the rifles to maintain the original look but I am not trying to get it picture perfect. I just want it to look like the real deal from a distance.
I am up for ideas.

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[Thunderbox]

I use the Simmons Whitetail Classic (the one with the straight tube that looks a bit like a No32); I find this an excellent scope in Parker Hale mounts, because it can sit quite low to the rifle bore. The scope will fit in a No32 bracket and more or less gives the right geometry - sometimes the eye relief is a little bit long because the scope has to sit back relative to the receiver.

[Peter Laidler]

Another idea, just swallow, grin and bear it and get a heap of pure tat No32 - any mark type will do - plus a GOOD quality repop mount. Get the scope rebuilt and when you do, ask him to make it so that you can use it on both .303" and 7.62mm rifles. It's simple.

Then use the same scope and bracket on BOTH rifles

[xa-coupe]

Thanks Peter. I will sniff about for the Simmons as well. Hopefully have better luck than the weaver.
I have seen a couple of No32s for sale here .. around $1500 AUD which might be hard to convince the wife I need to spend and retain both testes. The idea of using it for both is quite a good one. I can only use one at a time when I think about it. Sarco seems to be the main game in town for the mounts, any comment on them ?

[Badger]

My wife uses a Weaver 4x, as she does with any of the actual period No.32 Mk1 or Mk3 scopes from her Enfield sniper collection. It seems to work pretty well...

Reproduction Scope Mount (Sarco Brand) for Enfield No.4(T) Sniper Rifle with Weaver 4x

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Enfield No.4(T) Repro Scope Mount (lots more detailed pics ... click here)

Regards,
Doug

[OxfordAndy]

xa-coupe, there was a very tatty No32 on Ebay earlier this week. Looked like a Mk1 or Mk2 as it had the brass sunshade.

The tube looked very badly pitted and there was virtually no paint left on it. IThe seller claimed not to know what it was and didn't give any relaibale in fo on the functionality (although he did say that the lenses had minor scratches and that there was no crosshair in it!). It was still running at over £350 last time I saw it - looks like it has gone now!

I run a couple of standard searches on Ebay for:

No 32 Scopes
British Scopes
Enfield scopes
Vintage Scopes

Some pretty interesting stuff comes along from time to time.

Today there are loads of Weavers and Redfields going for not much more than US$30-50

[colonel blimp]

Still there:

WWII ENFIELD TEL-SIGHTING NO 32 MK1 SNIPER RIFLE SCOPE on eBay (end time 29-Nov-10 21:01:09 GMT)

Paul

[Peter Laidler]

Don't get it! It has the lead screws missing and from that, it's probably missing the diaphragm (the graticle block assembly) and the cursor slide too. You COULD make them but what a job......................

[xa-coupe]

I want something that would be functional if not pretty .. I don't have the facilities or patience to try and fix something like that. Mind you, at 400 pounds, it isn't than much cheaper than a tatty functional scope.
I am actually seriously considering your idea Peter of one mount and scope. That way I could justify an original.

[paulseamus]

Try FirearmSales.com.au :: Firearms For Sale & Firearms Directory Search Results

They have an Aussie listing for a 4x Weaver for $100 and another listing for a No32 Mk1 for $1485

regards

Paul