#12127609 - 07/04/17
Scope for a hard kicking springer?
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colodog
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North of Denver
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I was working on some prairie rats on Sunday with my Beeman Crow Magnum .20cal and the scope finally puked.
It's shooting two distinct groups at 50yds, several inches apart. Left, right, right, left, right, right, left, left, right, It's done.
This rifle is still shooting 13.73gr pellets at 866fps so it kicks pretty hard but it works so well for my needs I don't want to retire it.
Barry has nudged me to get a PCP but I just don't use an air rifle enough to justify another platform.
So I'm wondering what you're using on a hard kicking air rifle.
Thinking of the Hawke Airmax 4-12x40 AO but I don't know anybody that's shot one.
Thanks!
"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
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#12129329 - 07/05/17
Re: Scope for a hard kicking springer?
[Re: Montivagant]
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Oregon45
Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Oregon
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Have a SWFA 10X MMQ on my FWB 300S and a 10X MQ on a FWB 124D. No pukes yet. Don't expect any.... This is what I use as well, on my RWS 48 and my Feinwerkbau 300S. Never had a problem, and the close focusing makes them easy to use under 20m.
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#12135239 - 07/08/17
Re: Scope for a hard kicking springer?
[Re: colodog]
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222Rem
Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I've got three different Hawke brand scopes, and think highly of them for the coin involved. They've got a US headquarters with a live (helpful) person on the other end too.
I've got some SWFA's but haven't put them on an airgun yet.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill
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#12135259 - 07/08/17
Re: Scope for a hard kicking springer?
[Re: 222Rem]
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222Rem
Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I bought a Hawke Panorama 4-12x40 for my RWS 350, and I think it's the same as the Airmax you're considering except with the IR option. I'm having too much fun with my 350 and iron sights, so I'm currently considering an RWS 48 right now to mount the scope on, so I can leave my 350 with irons. Edited to add: I just ordered a 48 in .22cal. 
Last edited by 222Rem; 07/08/17.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill
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#12147276 - 07/14/17
Re: Scope for a hard kicking springer?
[Re: colodog]
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Pappy348
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WV, Thank God!
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A Bushnell Trophy 4-12 AO is the scope that finally puked but I can't fuss too much as It's lasted for many tins of pellets.
I was planning to swap to an SWFA but this rifle has integral scope base/rings and 30mm base are not available so It'll have to stay 1".
I've put an Ultradot 1" on it for now but will likely install a Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO . I like to have some holdover dots.
Pappy, Are you getting more used to the weight of the 54? They're a Great springer! I limit myself to 5 or so offhand shots at a time. The rifle sits on a table in the basement, so all I have to do is pick it up, load it, and let fly at the trap. For accuracy testing or more shots, I have a dandy tripod cradle that I put on top of a chest freezer at the firing line. Next up is building a putty block trap for use outdoors. The steel trap is pretty noisy, as is the 54. Since the front sight slides on a ramp, I should be able to go from the 10 yard basement sight setting to whatever range I pick outside by moving it down. The rear sight is an old Redfield peep that fits the dovetail. I'm thinking about a PCP myself, due to the springer's limitations for field use (mostly noise) and for the convenience.
One good thing about getting old is that it gets easier to buy stuff that lasts "forever".
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#12151712 - 07/17/17
Re: Scope for a hard kicking springer?
[Re: Pappy348]
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Timbo
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WV
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I'm thinking about a PCP myself, due to the springer's limitations for field use (mostly noise) and for the convenience.
I tried the PCP thing for awhile, but got tired of dealing with hand pumps and/or SCUBA or SCBA tanks. PCP's with a moderator are pretty quite, but try one without and you'll find them louder than spring guns!
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