They're here! Reproduction No32 scopes.

[tr63]

Thanks for the information here. So did you have a similar issue with the cant of your scope? I can hold the scope so that the turrets look level and clearly see the reticle is not rotated to align with them. I have no idea who made the repro mount I have as it came with my No 4 T rifle, but can you tell me what is considered the best repro one to use?

Yes ,I had to make the changes to work with the after market mount . When I placed the Gun Parts Corp. scope on one of my original Enfield snipers the scope lined up with no issues the scope cross hair and the post lined up with no cant and the there was no binding with the rings .The mount I have is from SARCO purchased 10 years ago . I have a second one that came from Accumounts it is some what a better in fit . The best ones came from ENGLAND ,but the maker ,I do not think is making them currently . I did not mention that rear ring must not ride up onto the scopes rear bell , be sure there is space between the rear ring and the front edge of the bell where the bell meets the tube .

[Nigel]

Roger Payne is on his last batch of repro mounts that everyone acknowledges are the best on the market. He is down to the last 40 and will not be making anymore after this final batch.

[HeyGhost]

Yes ,I had to make the changes to work with the after market mount . When I placed the Gun Parts Corp. scope on one of my original Enfield snipers the scope lined up with no issues the scope cross hair and the post lined up with no cant and the there was no binding with the rings .The mount I have is from SARCO purchased 10 years ago . I have a second one that came from Accumounts it is some what a better in fit . The best ones came from ENGLAND ,but the maker ,I do not think is making them currently . I did not mention that rear ring must not ride up onto the scopes rear bell , be sure there is space between the rear ring and the front edge of the bell where the bell meets the tube .

Thank you. This is very helpful information. I have no idea who the maker of my current mount is but everything seemed to fit like a glove when I initially installed the scope, and that was part of the reason I was so thrown off by the cant being so far off.

Roger Payne is on his last batch of repro mounts that everyone acknowledges are the best on the market. He is down to the last 40 and will not be making anymore after this final batch.

Can you point me in the right direction to purchase one of his mounts by chance?

[Roger Payne]

Just answered your pm!

[HeyGhost]

I think I'm going to send this scope back to Numrich and either try for an exchange to see if I can get a straighter one or maybe just return it all together.

[tr63]

What is your serial number on the scope ? See if you can get Roger's , after market scope mount and see if it will mount a RSM scope with out a cant to the post . If you go for the RSM try their Mk 32 III and let us know it works out .

[Warren]

One thing I would like to add...
DO NOT force a repro scope into the mount with the cap screws.
Many of the repro mounts have a aligning pin slot that is too small for the boss on the scope itself.
You can force the scope into place with the screws as they transmit a lot of force HOWEVER you run a great risk of breaking the turret assembly loose from the tube.
I have repaired a good number of these scopes as they will no longer hold zero or a range and windage setting.
Some of the repro scopes,( they are several models out there) are a proper BI**CH to take apart to repair and my tools have been squeaking more than once.
You can check your scope by grabbing the turret body and see if it moves ever so slightly. If it does it needs fixing to have any degree of accuracy.
I'm waiting to get one of the new mark 3 scopes that a chap whats me to look at and will report on those shortly.
cheers,
Warren

[HeyGhost]

I have an update. I recently acquired one of Roger Payne's scope mounts and I was also able to acquire a real No. 32 Mk II scope for comparison. As I suspected it would be, the Numrich scope in Roger's mount was still canted the same as it was in the reproduction mount. Also, the real No. 32 scope appeared to be correctly aligned with no noticeable cant in the reproduction mount. I can only conclude that the Numrich scope is defective and it will definitely be going back. As a side note, the No. 32 scope was a very tight fit (probably too tight) in the reproduction mount. Its a perfect fit in Roger's mount obviously.

[Damiano]

Hello all, I'm new here, I also would like to get my hands on one of Roger Payne scope mounts for the No4 mk1, from reading on scope mounts his is one of the best out there.

[MJ1]

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Thank you Roger for you labors over all the years.



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