The M73B1 was based on the Weaver 330-C telescopic sight. The bottom scope is the Weaver 330-S which did not have “click” stops on the elevation and windage knobs. The 330-S was never acquired by the U.S. Military for the Model 1903A4 Sniper Rifle. What should the correct markings be on a military Weaver 330? I am looking at one that has the Weaver 330 data plate and is engraved with the serial number only below the plate. Must it also be engraved with M73B1? Where there two variations whith different engraving? Thanks for any help.
To fulfill the need for WWII sniper rifles, in 1942 the U.S. Army adopted the M1903A4 as the first standardized U.S. Sniper rifle. This version of the Remington M1903A3 came without a rear sight, and had been fitted with a 3/4-inch diameter Weaver 330C 2.5x riflescope, designated the M73B1, mounted with a one-piece base and rings produced by Redfield.
In all, 29,964 were produced.Hi-Lux Optics has totally re-engineered this scope design from the inside out, to produce the clearest, brightest and most reliable scope of this type ever manufactured – and we’re proud to add it to our lineup of Wm. Malcolm vintage riflescopes.
Our goal was to bring to the Vintage Sniper Rifle competition shooter a top quality scope that surpasses the quality of the WWII originals used on the M1903A4 sniper rifles. Externally, this scope is the spitting image of the original. Internally, this scope is far superior – and due to the vast improvements Hi-Lux Optics has made, we are referring to the Wm. Malcolm version as the M73G4.
Those improvements include a modern erector tube and quality multi-coated lenses for superior light transmission. The scope offers more windage and elevation adjustment than the original. The Wm Malcolm M73G4 offers a minimum total of 60 MOA with either windage or elevation when those adjustments are at center. We also offer the M73G4 mount for the 1903 A4 rifle. We recommend that shooters use the external windage adjustment built into this mount for gross windage adjustment, then tweak the sighting with the internal adjustment.
This will keep windage adjustment close to optical center, which in turn maximizes the elevation adjustment. 11.8' Long.Features.
Multi-Coated Lenses. Nitrogen Gas Purged. Built In Adjustment.
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So i bought this rifle several years ago (for a very good price, i think) from a gunsmith who had 'built' it for a guy who wanted to shoot the vintage rifle matches. As far as he told me, he just tapped the receiver for the scope mounts, did some adjustment and polishing on the trigger, and removed the front sight.It has a scant stock with all the cartouches and markings in tact and readable, has an early '43 marked barrel, and has a Weaver C4 scope in the redfield mount. This is a Remington in the 3 million range, so not a real 'sniper'.With all that being said, i have contemplated selling this rifle a few times, but i think what i want to do is put a more accurate representation of the A4 scope on it and keep it. So what would everyone recommend i do for a scope?1) Lyman Alaskan?2) Weaver 330c?3) leave Weaver C4 on because its not a real A4 anyway?4) some other option?Thanks in advance for your opinions.
It really depends on how accurate you want it to be. One I might recommend that goes cheap is a weaver 440. Usually no one really watches those, and they go under the radar cheap.Another one would be a repo M84. The M84 and the 330/M73B1 were really the scopes used.Even though there are stories of the 03A4 being used past WWII, it really doesn't seem that way when you read the official sniper docs. Even when the M1C was adopted in 1945, the Army was looking past the M1C onto the M1D. So by 1945, they were looking at the second variation past the 03A4.So the A4 for all purposes was basically done in 1945, except for very small sporadic use as they were surplus and in storage.The one thing you might look into though to make your decision, is can you find the rings. Some of the rings are getting really hard to find, especially for the 7/8 scope.