Sarco No32 Mk 1 Reproduction Scope

[Strangely Brown]

Do these repro scopes retain the original 3.5X magnification?
I have heard mixed reports regarding this.

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[CINDERS]

Only thing I would do with the pad screws is put Medium Loctite thread locker on them as you cannot stake them like the originals, just take one out at a time dab a bit on then place back in at the specified torque.
If you have a fatman torque wrench as every one should just keep upping the inch pounds till you get one undone that way you know what they are torqued to doing one at a time also your not going to have the top caps uneven in spacing do alternate sides they may not have moved with 60 rounds but at 2,500 may be a different story I have seen scope caps in comps come loose and it it devastating to the firer as all zeroing goes out the window. Looks a neat rig thanks for the share.

[Roger Payne]

The main differences between the scopes:

Mk1 has range increments of 50 yds & deflection increments of 2 moa.

Mk2 has both range & deflection increments of 1 moa. Earlier scopes have the same individual, mounted directly into the scope tube, ocular lenses; later Mk2's have the self contained eye lens assembly as per the Mk3 scope.

Mk3 scope has both range & deflection increments of 1 moa, the ocular lens cell, & totally redesigned drums to make them easier to adjust for zero.

Concerning backlash, the amount that occurs will depend on how worn the scope is, & whether it has any anti-backlash springs fitted. Mk1 scopes can be a right mish-mash in this respect; earlier unmodified scopes will have no anti-backlash spring at all. Later, a single spring under the grat block eased the situation in range only mode, & later still twin springs were fitted to the cursor that holds the grat block so as to eliminate the problem in both range & deflection.

Hope this helps a bit.

[Roger Payne]

Whoops! Yes!

[jonh172]

Beautiful rifle, congratulations!!

Thats as good as it gets as far as repros go!

[CINDERS]

llyodo 8-07-2017 last on - me thinks they have gleaned what they can and flown the coup as so often happens here, sadly CINDERS is here to stay.......................................

[John H Turner]

Anyone interested in knowing more about the rifle / scope combination as mentioned in the original post should check out the Thames Valley Guns (TVG) website (sorry not sure how to post a link). There is plenty of info there amongst the "Armourers notes" about how the rifle was converted and the scope obtained. As regards anything else I visit often but only post when I have something to say (and I don't say much).

John T.

[BMP]

Anyone interested in knowing more about the rifle / scope combination as mentioned in the original post should check out the Thames Valley Guns (TVG) website (sorry not sure how to post a link).

John T.

I got ya!

http://www.thamesvalleyguns.co.uk/En...Conversion.pdf

[Peter Laidler]

Nice little article, done slightly differently to the way that I would do it but same meat, different gravy as they say. As for lock-tite. I'm of the old school here and I would tin the threaded holes and the threads of the screws and play the flame on them as the screw is being tightened. As the screws and pad sets, the soft solder sets the screws contract and thereafter the screws remain as tight as a............, There is a phrase relating to radial and tensile tightness that I was going to use but I'll save that for another day

[harry mac]

the screws remain as tight as a............, There is a phrase relating to radial and tensile tightness that I was going to use but I'll save that for another day

Does it involve nuns, or gnats?