The Hunters Thread...

[Cuppa]

As you a using a air rifle now I would buy a purpose built air rifle scope as the way air rifles work they are prone to destroying scopes.

Interesting that you say that. But why is it so?

I have put the 6x40 scope off my Ruger onto the air rifle & have already experienced some ‘issues’.
No amount of tightening the scope onto the ‘dovetail rail’ would stop it moving backward a tad on every shot. It was a royal PIA yesterday when trying to sight it in. Twice I thought I was about ’there’ & all of a sudden I was way off target again. On each occasion the rear scope mount had completely come off the rail. In the end in desperation I removed the rail & drilled & tapped it & put in a stainless screw so that it’s head prevents the rearward movement. This has been effective & I am now able to hit a small pill bottle at 25+ metres. Also got two bunnies today. Bunny pie for tea tomorrow night!

I’m guessing that air rifle specific scopes must have something to do with the ’shock’ which was causing my scope to move? I don’t really understand this ‘shock’ though, it’s not like the air rifle has any recoil/kick. So how do the air rifle scopes differ?

EDIT. In answer to my own question ..... http://www.lasc.us/rangingshotrifleairgunscopes.htm