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Just picked up this air rifle as my first, $115 new online with 300 pellets included.

Has iron sights but would like a scope for it. Not wanting to spend a lot. Just plinking and maybe an occasional pestering chipmunk around the house.

What are the decent scopes?

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I'm looking for a serviceable budget scope for my RWS 3500, after it wrecked a Hawke 3-9x40AO.

I keep hearing the Hammers 3-9x40 is a tough, budget scope, probably get one myself.

https://www.amazon.com/Hammers-3-9x...ers+3-9x40&qid=1609457244&sr=8-2

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I'll check that out.

I was thinking about a fixed 4x hawke too. Thought those were made for air rifles.

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Originally Posted by CJC73
I'll check that out.

I was thinking about a fixed 4x hawke too. Thought those were made for air rifles.


I like the looks of the Hawke 4X AO too. Mildot reticle, plenty of elevation travel. I don't know if it is rated for a magnum springer though.

I have a feeling it is in the same class as the Hawke 3-9x40 AO Mildot that my magnum springer killed in under 50 rounds. Wire reticle broke right at the center.

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Originally Posted by CJC73
I'll check that out.

I was thinking about a fixed 4x hawke too. Thought those were made for air rifles.
You're going to have a hard time keeping any scope on that gun. The air rifle manufacturers have gone way too far in persuit of more fps with these magnum spring guns IMO. Ruins accuracy, and destroys even expensive scopes. You would be better off with a Weihrauch HW30 or HW50 or a CO'2 rifle like a QB78, Sheridan 2260 or Hammerli 850 for a backyard plinker/small pest control rifle.

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I replaced my broken Hawke 3-9x40 AO on my RWS 3500 with the janky little 3-9x32 that came along with my Hatsan. Put it in an RWS Lockdown mount, so far so good. Very basic scope....duplex reticle, fixed parallax. It shoots though.

It's called an Optima 3-9x32, sells for around $30 if you google it up.

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Originally Posted by CJC73
Just picked up this air rifle as my first, $115 new online with 300 pellets included.

Has iron sights but would like a scope for it. Not wanting to spend a lot. Just plinking and maybe an occasional pestering chipmunk around the house.

What are the decent scopes?



Man you got a sweet deal there. Seems they were asking around $300 or so a while back.

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Yeah - great deal on the Parrus.
My .177 is pretty nice and shoots well, but the .22 I just got has a lot of spring drag when you return the barrel to lockup, heavy & unpredictable trigger and an uneven crown. Part of me wants to keep it but I'm pretty sure its going back. The .177 has been good to me since Day 1.

MM, I recently put a new (made in Korea) Bushnell Trophy XLT on my RWS 350 NTEC in .22, and so far it is holding up fine. Bushnell claims that it is magnum springer-rated (I called) and they are inexpensive enough.
Mine is a 4-12x40 AO that I got at Wal-Mart. Easy return if there's an issue.
I have two earlier ('90's-2000's era) Trophys that have held up for a long time on springers. The most heavily used has been on my .177 Parrus now for around 200-250 shots or so. No issues.

I look for them used now, since Bushnell backs them for springers.
Bushnell also makes a dedicated airgun line and sells them as Tasco's. They are also springer-warranted and not terribly expensive. My guess is that they're the Bushnell version of a UTG/Center Point scope.
Plus there's always the Hammers 3-9x40 AO. Some of the affordable Discovery scopes are specifically springer rated too.


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....MM, I recently put a new (made in Korea) Bushnell Trophy XLT on my RWS 350 NTEC in .22, and so far it is holding up fine. Bushnell claims that it is magnum springer-rated (I called) and they are inexpensive enough.
Mine is a 4-12x40 AO that I got at Wal-Mart. Easy return if there's an issue.
I have two earlier ('90's-2000's era) Trophys that have held up for a long time on springers. The most heavily used has been on my .177 Parrus now for around 200-250 shots or so. No issues.

I look for them used now, since Bushnell backs them for springers.
Bushnell also makes a dedicated airgun line and sells them as Tasco's. They are also springer-warranted and not terribly expensive. My guess is that they're the Bushnell version of a UTG/Center Point scope.
Plus there's always the Hammers 3-9x40 AO. Some of the affordable Discovery scopes are specifically springer rated too.



Thanks for the info!

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Good info. Thx

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Originally Posted by CJC73
I'll check that out.

I was thinking about a fixed 4x hawke too. Thought those were made for air rifles.


I like the looks of the Hawke 4X AO too. Mildot reticle, plenty of elevation travel. I don't know if it is rated for a magnum springer though.

I have a feeling it is in the same class as the Hawke 3-9x40 AO Mildot that my magnum springer killed in under 50 rounds. Wire reticle broke right at the center.



The Hawke website says all caliber rated, whatever that means. But I too was looking at the 4x32 AO. Also going onto a Parrus.

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When I called Hawke, they steered me away from the Vantage line for magnum springers, said that their AirMax and their 30mm scopes were their only magnum safe scopes.
Then again, the people at Burris assured me that all their stuff was magnum springer worthy, and a friend here on the Fire cound out otherwise. The hard way.

Honestly, when mounted on one of the harder kicking springers, I think every scope is on borrowed time. The good ones just hold up longer.

And so far, a used (on a Hastan 125) Hammers 3-9x40 AO has been holding up fine for me on a Hatsan 95 that manages 20 fpe in .22, which is right at my personal threshold for magnum springers.


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