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Thread: Vintage / Antique scope update

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  1. 15-12-2018, 02:43 PM #1
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    Didn't they use scoped rifles in the American Civil War, I recall seeing something with a really long tube on it. Heard there was not even a reticle or post in it, just go for the middle of the (not very wide) field.

    Something like this: www.hansenguns.com/images/mwlongsniper1.JPG

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