Looking for an airgun scope

[DDriller]

If you are putting in on a picatinny rail be sure and buy a block to put behind the back mount. If you don't the scope will work backwards. My RWS spinger has a cheap Bushnell sportview that has lasted 20+ years with thousands of rounds fired.

 

[Adam in WI]

PCP, pick your favorite cf scope and run it. I've got a 1" 4-12 Bushnell Engage on mine. The moa reticle works awesome for holdovers. 60+ yard shots on pigeons are doable. Springers are another matter. The easy choice to me would be to avoid springers.

 

[mchees1]

Please explain why.

If it is a spring powered or gas piston powered rifle, it generates a strong double recoil impulse that will tend to destroy scopes that are not specifically designed for that type of recoil. There is recoil from the spring/piston moving forward and hitting the end of its travel, and then another one when the piston comes back (both springs and gas piston rifles push a sealed piston forward to compress air). A spring or gas piston air rifle can destroy almost any high end scope. I had a .22cal break barrel that was just very unpleasant to shoot and it tore up a 3-9 scope in under 25 shots.

 

[Fast14riot]

Another vote for Hawke

 

[MikeT49]

A springer will rattle a scope to death with its double recoil. I didn’t believe it and had to try it twice.....lol. There shouldn’t be a problem with a PCP.

I know what springers will do to scopes not built for the double recoil. I was just responding to the blanket statement.

 

[Preacher]

Please explain why.

The reverse action will tear one up in short time..

 

[jepp2]

I had researched this pretty extensively at one time. The best answer I came up with at the time, is that all the current line of Leupold scopes will work without being damaged on an air rifle. That might not have always been true, but before you limit yourself on scopes, if Leupold is preferred, you might give them a call to clarify. I do understand the common thinking out there is air rifles take special scopes, but it might not be true for all currently. Worth what you paid for it.

 

[charlesasmith]

+1 on MarkT's suggestion. Cyclops scope reviews for air guns are quite good. I watched it and decided on the Discovery with an Xmas tree reticle. Important for me as holdoffs are required in the wind and for drops at various distances. Use of hold offs are critical as using click adjustmets with the discovery will not allow consistent tracking. Pellets drop dramatically past 50- 60 yds. BTW, I recommend not going with cheap pellets as you will be disappointed in the outcome.

Chuck

 

[MikeT49]

ALL GONE

 

[swimster]

I'll take them Mike my marauders love the JSB pellets. I've been wanting to give them lugs a try also. I'll try to PM my shipping address. Thanks

 

[Herzo]

You might want to see what pyramydair.com has to offer.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

Falcon 10-50 Field target from SWFA

 

[NorCalMikie]

Make SURE whatever you get is designed for an "Air Gun"!!
Leupold M4 that I got from my father 20+ years ago. Mounted it on one one my Ruger 10/22 rifles. After a while I heard a rattle and noticed that the "fine" cross hairs came loose inside the tube. (?) Shipped it back for warranty repair. Got it back with FAT cross hairs.
Shot it for a while then the "fat" cross hairs came loose inside the tube, AGAIN!!
Shipped it back for repair AGAIN and was told that scope wasn't made to work on a 10/22?? Funny that they had no issues in LARGER RECOIL calibers but wouldn't hold up on a 10/22?? Last repair made with the "fine cross hairs". I think it's mounted on one of my.221 Fireball rigs now? Or, maybe still in the box?
Wonder why I don't put much faith in Leupold scope.