Under the turret caps, Hi-Lux’s M82G2 offers more windage and elevation adjustment than the original - 80 MOA each.
The M81 featured a crosshair reticle and the M82 a post reticle. Additional 2.2X scopes were provided with the M1903A4 during World War II and they included the M81 and M82. Unfortunately, very little is known about the Lyman scopes or the actual quantities issued. (The two only differ in external markings.) When the M73B1 scopes were unavailable, Lyman Alaskan scopes were pressed into service. That same scope was later purchased under a military contract as the M73B1. In the rush to field sniper rifles, the first wave of scopes were purchased right off the shelf from W.R. On November 24, 1941, the production order was increased by another 74,000 rifles, and on Decemit increased again, by another 100,000.īy October 1943, most M1903 rifle orders would be modified to specify an M1903A3 variant, and by early 1943, the Ordnance Board gave Remington orders to begin production of the M1903A4 variant. On September 11, 1941, Remington received its first order to produce 208,000 M1903s with a specified rate of 1,000 rifles per day. The United States Army Ordnance Department made design improvements to the M1903 rifle and awarded Remington a contract to produce them. wasn’t involved in World War II yet, but the war was already raging in Europe. The next time sniper rifles and optics hit the military’s radar was in March 1941. However, as soon as World War I ended, the military halted further funding, testing or fielding of these fine scopes. With the W&S sight offset issue solved, the Winchester A5 and Winchester Model 1918 scopes showed great promise.
While only two models of W&S sights saw action during World War I, there were other telescopic sights in use within the military’s competitive shooting teams, and a few of them were in testing to be fielded. Both had an odd sight offset and a mounting system that made it difficult for the shooter to put accurate rounds on target. Dismal in performance by today’s standards, these sights represented the best technology of the times. Troops at the time were shooting Springfield Armory M1903 rifles equipped with either the 1908 or 1913 model Warner & Swasey (W&S) telescopic musket sights. military got a comprehensive education in sniping during World War I.