× 5 6 M ▁and ▁variable ▁ 1 . 5 – 6 × 3 9 , ▁ 1 . 5 – 6 × 4 2 M ▁and ▁ 3 – 1 2 × 5 6 M ▁magn ification ▁variants ▁were ▁also ▁available . ▁The ▁Ze iss ▁J ena ▁non - M ▁teles cop ic ▁sight ▁models ▁had ▁elev ation ▁correction ▁and ▁foc using ▁tur rets ▁and ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁wind age ▁correction ▁tur ret ▁corrected ▁for ▁wind age ▁by ▁a ▁gun sm ith ▁during ▁mount ing , ▁hence ▁these ▁s ights ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁a ▁particular ▁rif le . ▁ ▁P rec ision ▁ ▁Internet ▁sources ▁report ▁differ ing ▁information ▁regarding ▁the ▁att ain able ▁accuracy ▁of ▁fire , ▁though ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁am mun ition ▁used ▁is ▁often ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁good ▁accuracy . ▁Re ports ▁on ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁the ▁rif le ▁range ▁from ▁one ▁hole ▁ 5 - shot ▁groups ▁to ▁▁ 3 - shot ▁groups ▁and ▁anywhere ▁in ▁between . ▁ ▁Users ▁▁ ▁– ▁The ▁SS G ▁ 8 2 ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁XX II ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁State ▁Security , ▁the ▁St asi ▁" anti - ter ror ist ▁service ▁unit ". ▁Furthermore , ▁body gu ards ▁and ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁( M DI ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁special ▁forces ▁of ▁ri ot ▁police ▁were ▁armed ▁with ▁this ▁weapon . ▁These ▁service ▁units ▁possessed ▁a ▁high ▁oper ational -