Scopes back in the day flat out sucked compared to modern standards. Shots beyond 1000 meters were pretty much impossible considering the technology. If you can slap a simple 2.2-4X scope to a rifle which weighs 40 pounds that fires a bullet that one won't even be able to observe outside traditional effective range of the infantry rifle's round with a weak, albeit state of the art optic, next to something less than a quarter of the weight, firing the same bullet as the standard infantry rifle, with an effective range well within view or practicality, most will take the latter.
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