benjamin marauder air pistol-scope recommendations?

[Josh7388]

Hi everyone!

I'm going to be buying a benjamin marauder air pistol in .22 cal for squirrels, mainly to use from my treestand, my shots will be 50 yards and under.

What would everyone recommend for a good scope to pair with this?

 

[dizzums]

its really a 30 yard gun for active hunting, although its accurate enough to make long shots .. ive got kills to 60 or so with it and can hit things even further witha 4X but its gettung underpowered by then .. so i like a small light 4X for close encounters with mr fluffy tail .. if you tend to take mostly long shots though you could use more scope, depends on your use ...

 

[Josh7388]

I'll check the 4x scopes, thank you. Most of the shots will be under 30 yds but would like the option to take a longer poke if need be.

 

[Mike_Lenardon]

Whatever scope you decide on just get medium height or taller. You just want to make sure you can get the magazines in and out.

 

[bertman77mk2]

Bugbuster works perfect on mine! If you have spare funds the Dedal Stalker is an awesome offhand hunting scope . In between check out the Athlon line—-they have some awesome LPVO’s. My favorite is their 1x10.

 

[Josh7388]

Seems like the bug buster is the way to go. Thanks everyone!

 

[biohazardman]

Any of the scopes below are much nicer than a Bugbuster. The Bugbuster was nice when I didn't know any better. Easy to get spoiled with the better quality stuff it is.

The Hawke Vantage 2x7x32 is probly the best $100-150 scope you will find out there and has that wonderful reticle as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Hawke-Sport-Optics-Vantage-Riflescope/dp/B00WN2669C

The Vector Optics Veyron and Discovery VT-3 scopes are both compact and lighter weight scopes in 3x12x44 with 30mm tubes. They are both decent for the money around $200 and both Mil/Mil scopes so none of that funky Hawke Mil/MOA stuff going on. So there is some give and take between the two and I like them both for what they are.

If you are going for an FFP the Veyron has a pretty thin reticle and it can get lost in a dark background at lower magnification. But it does focus down to 7 yards at full 12 power so that is not often a problem although your FOV will suffer. It weighs in at 17.6oz and has a nice Mil Hash reticle. It is available in a 2nd focal plane scope as well.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/vector-optics-veyron-3-12x44mm-rifle-scope.html

The Discovery will just barely focus to 10 yards if you turn the power down to 6 but it has a thicker reticle that is easier to pick up at lower magnification so it is not a problem either. It weighs in at 18.3oz and has a nice Mil Quad reticle. These are also available in 1st or 2nd focal plane.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000120149525.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.f9303d1dQzbaBT&algo_pvid=1af8c302-8873-4ad4-8c65-54cc14f64e57&algo_exp_id=1af8c302-8873-4ad4-8c65-54cc14f64e57-5

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001994490826.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.f9303d1dQzbaBT&algo_pvid=1af8c302-8873-4ad4-8c65-54cc14f64e57&algo_exp_id=1af8c302-8873-4ad4-8c65-54cc14f64e57-0

For the last compact scope I found this USO TS-12X unit. It is much more expensive than the other compact scopes and the quality shows. It has better lenses, better turrets and a flawless finish. Once again it is an FFP scope so the turrets do get a bit thin under 6 power. Shop around for a better price I picked mine up for under $400

https://www.usoptics.com/product/ts-12x/

 

[deadaim]

I'm using a Hawke 2-7x32 and BKL offset rings. It is lightweight and works well.