I received my scope today.  The mounts mated with the Mk 4 T (original rifle) perfectly.  The scope has a little blur right around the edge of the field, and the crosswire in the center is not as sharp and pointy as I'd like but it's probably totally period correct.  The scope is a neat piece of equipment.  I loosened the knobs for a range trip with the help of a strap wrench and a second set of hands- they come tightly locked.  

Awesome replica scope though- I was worried that if I bought an original it would suck horribly and have mechanical issues or terrible glass.  The glass is nice and clear and the scope is really nice.  I'll report back if I can get away from work and try to zero it.

First day at the range - a little frustrating.  the adjustment process is pretty awful, and then when you lock up the turrets, that seems to change the zero.  So adjustments are difficult at best.    20 rounds fired (all the time I had) and the rifle was zeroed, the caps tightened to lock the adjustment and that moved zero.

I'm going to try separating the two tools and making the adjustment to the small screw while the knob is under light tension on the next trip.  

That might be easier.

Using a new method- separating the 2 part tool into 2 tools, I was able to nearly tighten the caps, and adjust the caps under some tension.  This made zeroing still a pain in the ass but functionally operational.  So I zeroed the scope, then moved the turret to 200 yards and fired and missed.  I then came back to 100 and the scope was like 8" high at 100.  I then dropped to 0 and came up to 200 on the off chance backlash was giving me problems.  Now I was 6" high at 100.  So I re-zeroed, and realized this scope is only a look alike product.  It doesn't operationally work as far as the BDC knob is concerned.  

The rifle shot a best 3 round group of ~1.7MOA.  I was shooting Privy Partisan 173 grain 303 ammo, so not match ammo.  The rifle is fairly accurate, the scope is visually neat, but functionally disappointing to use.  

The same day we had a 1903 with Unertle clone from Hilux and it zeroed rapidly and the only issue we had with it was that the scope mount bases came loose (the big slotted nuts just loosened).  So the Unertle clone / 1903 posted a 1.25 MOA group with federal 180grain hunting ammo and we learned we have to blue thread locker and properly tighten the mounting screws.  

I'm a former Army Sniper and have also been to 2 government agency sniper courses, so I understand sniper rifles and am competently able to use them properly.  The 1903/Unertle clone handles like a sniper rifle- adjustments track and the rifle responds to input.  The MKIV/N032 scope clone rifle does not.  

I wonder how the real no32 scope worked in light of the experience.  My former belief was that the No4 MK1 T appeared to be a solid sniper system with its BDC equipped scope and fitted high comb.  My temptation as a tinkerer is to mount a modern scope in a Numrich mount so I can use the No4 MKI T with a scope that can respond to input.

If it is worth $700 for you to have a look alike optic that can with great difficulty be zeroed for 100 yards and then will only hold zero if the knobs are not touched, then it is worth buying.  I was pretty disappointed that they couldn't make the scope functionally operational for that price.  I don't know why Numrich wouldn't just disassemble the real optic and have the replica made in the same way.     They may have done that, but if they did, they used the first generation optic which had the backlash issues and was improved.  there is a zero below 100 yards, but if my experience was backlash, the scope probably has 3-400 yards (~6-9MOA) worth of backlash on the dials, so a 100 yard zero doesn't allow enough adjustment prior to hitting the stop to be able to compensate for backlash.  

The Numrich mount is great for the #4 T - mine fit perfectly, and their replica optic uses a 1.006" tube.  The real optic apparently had a 1.016" tube diameter.  I bought another mount and did a ton of research to find a replacement optic capable of allowing the #4T to function like a sniper rifle.  

My research ended in a purchase of a Leupold FX2 ultralight 3-9x33 base model optic, with a custom shop mil dot reticle.  This optic has the same length and diameter eyebell, and a compatible objective diameter, and is ~.4" longer than the #32 scope.  It has finger adjustable windage and elevation under caps with zero indicators that could be used to provide a means of windage, but that leave a quasi classic look.

My plan is to zero 1/2mil high at 100 yards, and the crosshairs will be 200, 1 mil 300, 2 mils 400, 3 mils 500, and 4.5 mils 600 yard dope.  <use the mils for hold over.  

Alternately the scope could be zeroed at 300 and that would put 100 1.5 mils high, 200 1 mil high, 400 1 mil low, 500 2 mils low, 600 3.5 mils low, and 700 4.9 mils low.

Shooting at 9X will be a lot easier than using the rounded point of a ~7MOA wide post to aim with at ~3power.- the #32 is like aiming with a top of a softball visually.