I’ve had one for over 30 years and Motörhead just repaired. Shoots great. Am looking for scope suggestions. I’m open to your suggestions.
Being it's a rifle that is less harsh on scopes I'd say your options are greater. I'm thinking something smaller and lighter. Maybe a 4-6X fixed power. This issue with the 124 is the mounts. Not very many fit the dovetail properly as I have learned first hand. The receiver on the 124 was really designed for a peep sight. I have the BKL one-piece with droop compensation. Expensive but fits well. No stop pin needed.
Being it's a rifle that is less harsh on scopes I'd say your options are greater. I'm thinking something smaller and lighter. Maybe a 4-6X fixed power. This issue with the 124 is the mounts. Not very many fit the dovetail properly as I have learned first hand. The receiver on the 124 was really designed for a peep sight. I have the BKL one-piece with droop compensation. Expensive but fits well. No stop pin needed.
I had a Beeman Blue ribbon 3-9x on mine since sometime in 1979 and just a couple of days ago took it off and reinstalled my old Williams receiver sight and a globe front. The rifle balances better and my eyes line up with the lower receiver sight than with a scope much higher above the barrel/receiver iine, A custome stock would help with eye to scope fit, but that's not in the cards. I was shooting it out to about 40 yards as well with the iron sights as with the scope the other day, and my eyes are 75 years old with cataracts and thousands of floaters.
GoldenStateAirGunner: Thanks for the tip on the mount. In looking at the gun I was wondering if it might present a challenge. A friend of mine has an Athlon scope and Dampa mount and we are going to see if it will work.
Being it's a rifle that is less harsh on scopes I'd say your options are greater. I'm thinking something smaller and lighter. Maybe a 4-6X fixed power. This issue with the 124 is the mounts. Not very many fit the dovetail properly as I have learned first hand. The receiver on the 124 was really designed for a peep sight. I have the BKL one-piece with droop compensation. Expensive but fits well. No stop pin needed.
I had a Beeman Blue ribbon 3-9x on mine since sometime in 1979 and just a couple of days ago took it off and reinstalled my old Williams receiver sight and a globe front. The rifle balances better and my eyes line up with the lower receiver sight than with a scope much higher above the barrel/receiver iine, A custome stock would help with eye to scope fit, but that's not in the cards. I was shooting it out to about 40 yards as well with the iron sights as with the scope the other day, and my eyes are 75 years old with cataracts and thousands of floaters.
GoldenState: Challenge - I was using my business communication lingo - I don't like the work problem. Your prior comment and my visual inspection made me wonder just how scope mounts would fit without damage or marring of the gun.