If the scope is not holding zero, you may have found out why the rifle was for sale. The previous owner has given up too soon.

Invest in a scope that'll hold up to the unique recoil a hard kicking springer air rifle delivers and you'll be fine.

My preference is a Hawke Airmax 4-12 x 40. Doug at Cameraland has sold 3 to me. Of course there's others that work well too.

A solid rifle, a solid optic properly mounted and a quality pellet (heavy for caliber).

Let us know what you figure out!


"Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them.
You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend."
Isak Dinesen