Simo chose not to use any kind of scope because he had killed many Soviet snipers by spotting a glint of light on their scope, revealing their position. And he was so fucking good, he just didn't need it- firing a rifle was inbuilt for this man. Sneaking around was his life. I'd like to know about the 500ish men he killed. What were they like? What rank, what accomplishments, what military honors, what battles did they fight in, etc.? Were they all dopey conscripts who wandered into his sights? Probably most of them. But I'm sure some of his enemies knew how to fight. Hell, a Soviet sniper eventually took Simo out with that explosive bullet that blew his face off. Amazing that he survived that.