Recent content by Valerike

There is nowhere near a myth about scopes being damaged by springers. Spring powered air rifles have a dual action recoil. The first recoil is actually a reverse recoil from the piston slamming forward and shocking in the opposite direction of firearm recoil. The second recoil is the normal...

Eh, interesting test of sorts... But not very useful. Both the Bushnell and Hawke are worth half or less than the Leupold. The Bushnell is discontinued. And the Leupold really isn't designed to shoot under 50 yards. I'm not surprised the Leupold is dead on with turret adjustments. For what you...

At $55 you're going to have a lot of corners cut. With a lower budget I would always recommend going for as simple of a scope as possible. Going with less features means the money is spend on the functionality more than the marketing. But, if it works and does what you need it to do, then there...

The large end of the UTG is called the objective end. A 40mm objective is typically fine with medium height rings. High rings would be overkill unless the barrel is oversized or extends beyond the base. The rings you bought are meant for weaver/picatinny rails. Your gun has an 11mm dovetail...


If you want a scope that will withstand anything you put it on and wont break, then I have a recommendation for you. I took my own advice and can post a picture if you need. Go for the Vortex Diamondback 4-12x40 AO. Here is the thing, if the scope breaks, then Vortex will repair or replace it...


Larger objectives increase the amount of light that can be gathered from where you are looking, but it is never "brighter" than the light being sent to your eye naturally. The glass and lenses will reduce the light. Hence why a statement of "95% light transmission" means that 95% of the light...


There are many reasons you don't see companies openly advertise "magnum springer rated". The biggest of which is the lack of market for it. Many of these large scope manufacturer's bread and butter scopes cost more than most springers out there. Another reason is the lack of testing...

The X-Sight is full of issues. Yes. It is a digital night vision scope, not Gen2. Digital isn't up to Gen2 quality yet. This scope is riddled with issues. If you want a NVD that is in the price range of $400-600 like the X-Sight is priced at, you're better off with the Armasight Vampire...

I put a Vortex Diamondback 4-12x40 AO on my Crosman Nitro Venom Dusk. Scope is worth more than the gun. I use Burris Signature Zee rings since I needed quality rings that could adjust since point of aim and point of impact were about 8" apart at 10 yards. Don't cheap out on optics or mounting...

If you're serious about using a scope on the air gun, pay attention to the parallax of the scope. That is critical. If you're shooting 100+yards, just about any scope will do (except Leupold tends to have 150 yards). Below 100 yards you need to pay attention to the parallax. If you shoot...


You've got it backwards. The tube has absolutely zero impact on the light gathering. It is 100% adjustment range. The things that impact image brightness and clarity is the objective size and coatings. A scope will never. I mean NEVER EVER give you more light than what you see with your naked...