Thumbnail image of Centrefire bolt-action rifle - Mauser Gewehr 98 (G98) rifle fitted with Goerz scope From 1915, specially selected rifles were fitted with high-quality telescopic sights for sniping. The Goerz scope provided the user with 3x magnification, and provided snipers with a brighter and larger image. The Mausers design was ideally suited to this, providing two available platforms for scope mounts to be fitted.