First Rifle with Scope

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Did civil war snipers have scopes?

Overall, the Malcolm scope was able to greatly improve the performance of rifle shooters, and became standard equipment for sharpshooters \u2013 essentially the first snipers \u2013 in the American Civil War.

When did scopes become popular?

Though first developed in the 1950s, this technology did not become widely available on civilian optics until the 1990s, and has revolutionized the shooting practice of many hunters and amateur marksmen.

When was sniper scope invented?

The earliest practical design was developed around 1835 by John Ratcliffe Chapman of Oneida Lake, New York. Chapman was a civil engineer who was familiar with surveying instruments. He eventually collaborated with fellow gunsmith Morgan James of Utica, New York, to make the Chapman-James scope, a widely used design.

Did they have scopes in the Civil War?

The Chapman-James sight was the first known telescopic sight designed for firearms. Later improvements were made in 1855 by one William Malcolm of Syracuse, NY, who learned how to make telescopes from a telescope maker. Such sights were in use during the American Civil War.

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Gunsmithing - How to Choose A Rifle Scope Presented by Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA

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