N/A Will a gas piston trash a scope like a springer?

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Yup .. a hatsan and a gamo i got made short work out of one or 2 . 😉

Best play is a good name scope with a no question ask lifetime warranty.

Like the athlon talos i got. them 2 guns yet to make her spit her bit .. if one was to .. just send it in and they fix or replace it .. no ? Asked .

Well they do ask for a return address ..lol
 
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Mister Bill said:
I hear mixed opinions about the affect a gas piston has on the life of a scope. FYI, I am using a Hawke AirMax 3 x 9 x 40 on my 15 foot pound gas piston rifle. Some otherwise knowledgeable sources say a scope is safe on a gas piston, and others say a gas piston is harder on a scope than a springer.

What is your experience.

Thanks in advance.

Bill
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It's the same principle at work whether Its a coil spring or compressed gas doing the work. The piston slamming and the reciprocating recoil is tough on optics.
 
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Some gas piston guns are harder than their spring counter parts. I think the piston mass might be more important than propulsion method. At 15 fpe an Airmax should be fine. I have like seven or eight of them. So far they're the most durable springer scopes I've found. I've had them survive my RX1 gas gun at 24 fpe.
 
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Athlon =
when i was into PB's i bought an Athlon scope used and broken turrets ($40 ) thought i would use it as a spotting scope .
i had never heard of Athlon . Got home from the gun show and googled Athlon , saw the lifetime warrantee and that it was in Kansas city so i sent it in on a Monday. the following thursday i got an Email saying my scope was shipped .
Friday i got a brand new scope . I looked it up and to my surprise it is a$550. scope i am still useing that scope on my HW97 springer (4 years now)
Stan in KY .
 
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Athlon =
when i was into PB's i bought an Athlon scope used and broken turrets ($40 ) thought i would use it as a spotting scope .
i had never heard of Athlon . Got home from the gun show and googled Athlon , saw the lifetime warrantee and that it was in Kansas city so i sent it in on a Monday. the following thursday i got an Email saying my scope was shipped .
Friday i got a brand new scope . I looked it up and to my surprise it is a$550. scope i am still useing that scope on my HW97 springer (4 years now)
Stan in KY .
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Me too .. bought a used athlon display scope that was mishandled and turrets twisted to death . Sent it in. Like 5 days to get it to them- a few days with them - and 5 days back to on my bench working like new ..

Cant argue with that service .

Here on the whamo gamo taking the gas ram pounding ...lol

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DesertSilver said:
The only gas piston springer I've had any experience with is my hatsan 135 and I don't think any scope could possibly survive on that monster.😯 It recoils forward so violently it stings my trigger finger.
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Hatsans have a unique “SAS” system. Shock Absorber System. It is very effective. The entire receiver system moves forward upon piston impact. I have had a inexpensive “Sniper” brand scope on two 135’s and several 95’s. All have held up .
 
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I have a dozen and a half air rifles from budget priced guns to Weirauch made rifles, some springers and some gas piston guns, I've been shooting air rifles exclusively for about seven years, all have been great shooters, none have demolished good scopes, If you have a good quality rifle and a good quality scope you shouldn't have any issues.
I have a Hatsan mod. 95 springer, I have had to replace the scope on it because of it's harsh recoil, but that is not the fault of the rifle, it's the price one pays when investing in a cheap scope, purchase good gear and you will almost always get good results.
If you do your research and make reasoned choices good does not have to mean expensive, some of my best scopes were purchased for about $80.00 including rings and mounts.
 
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Moe M. said:
I have a dozen and a half air rifles from budget priced guns to Weirauch made rifles, some springers and some gas piston guns, I've been shooting air rifles exclusively for about seven years, all have been great shooters, none have demolished good scopes, If you have a good quality rifle and a good quality scope you shouldn't have any issues.
I have a Hatsan mod. 95 springer, I have had to replace the scope on it because of it's harsh recoil, but that is not the fault of the rifle, it's the price one pays when investing in a cheap scope, purchase good gear and you will almost always get good results.
If you do your research and make reasoned choices good does not have to mean expensive, some of my best scopes were purchased for about $80.00 including rings and mounts.
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You're either very lucky or you don't shoot much. All the airguns I have is Weihrauchs and I've gone through several decent quality scopes that would have lasted forever on powder burners. Now they have Hawke Vantage/Airmax or Sightrons. My R1 spun an Airmax reticle a few months ago and my 77 spun a Sightron reticle before that. These aren't garbage scopes. Spring guns or really piston guns are tough on scopes. Granted cheap scopes don't last long but even good ones will break. The Airmax is about as tough as I've found. Even then occasionally one will let go.

A big issue that wasn't mentioned is barrel droop. Lots of springer scopes that won't hold zero or get broken are because they are run with the elevation maxed out or near it.
 
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