Need scope recommendation - Artemis PP800

[ctshooter]

Recently purchased an Artemis PP800 from Wes with a regulator. Nice simple little shooting gun. I popped a simple RDS on the rail for now, but I'd like an inexpensive scope for it.

Here's what I am looking for:

• Price: This isn't a precision gun so I'd like to keep this in the $100-$150 USD range. 
• Lightweight - this gun with the carbine stock still weighs near nothing. I don't want it getting weighed down with a heavy scope.
• Compact - this is not a lot of rail space and I'd like to keep it short.
• Zoom - I guess I'd go with a 2-7x or a fixed 4x which is more than enough for the 30 yards max this will be shooting.
• Reticle - not too thick to obscure a bullseye and some holdover markings would be nice too.

I am considering some of the 24mm scopes in the 1" tubes but I don't know where to start in my price range.

 

[JadedC]

The hawke vantage 2-7 is 100 or under depending where you grab it. Its small, lightweight, has solid glass for the price, and the reticle is not too thick. It basically fits all the requirements you listed. With the carbine stock the eye relief shouldn't be an issue. 

 

[bandg]

Simmons pistol scope has been recommended by several who have and like it. 2-7 if I recall correctly but it is supposedly relatively small and light on a pistol. I have UTG pistol scopes in both 1.25-4 and 2-7 and like them a lot. I believe they are larger and heavier than the Simmons but for me they are perfect. Not sure of any others but I bet there may be some out there.

 

[socaloldman]

Hawke 2x7 is a +1... cannot beat it. outstanding warranty,

 

[bandg]

Hawke PISTOL scope?

 

[ctshooter]

I'm taking a look into the Hawke 2-7.

Definitely a rifle scope, not a pistol scope. This is installed into the Diana Chaser carbine body w/ stock so shooting it more like a rifle.

 

[bandg]

That makes more sense. I had never seen a Hawke pistol scope.

 

[JadedC]

Hawke scopes are def the best value for your money when you are in the sub 150 market. They don't have the features like illuminated reticle like utg but they have better glass so its really a trade off if you want features with the cost of added weight or a simple but lightweight scope. 

 

[bandg]

I have a handful of Hawke scopes and consider them to be very good well above the "sub 150" market. But I made the error of overlooking the "carbine" line in the original post and was posting about pistol scopes as the pp800 designation brings up a pistol. Hawke doesn't make pistol scopes as far as I can find. UTG pistol scopes are very good in my opinion (not particularly small or light) but not what was needed by the OP.

 

[ctshooter]

Scope looks good - maybe a little heavy - I like the AO 5 yards and up. 

It's driving me nuts that most of these lower powered scope are fixed parallax at 100 yards.

 

[stoti]

Take a look at some of these and see if any of them meet your needs. You can get 10% off your first order, so the prices will be a little cheaper than shown. Maybe the VT2 3-12x40? https://airgunopticsplus.com/collections/all

Stoti

 

[survivor45]

So I got a UTG 6x Bug Buster, nice features, but for low lite pesting. It just was not cutting it. I have on my Hatsan .22 cal springer a Vortex Diamondback, rimfire 2x7. Nice glass good tracking with the turrets. 

But im replacing the UTG with this Nikon, 3x9 rimfire adjustable AO for $189.99 should be at my door tomorrow. Check it out

http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/en/nikon-products/riflescopes/prostaff-p3-target-efr-3-9x40ao-precision.html

EDIT: never mind....I did not realize you gun was a pistol

 

[boscoebrea]

I use a NcStar 2-7 x32 pistol scope on a couple of my pistols,paid like $64 new and they are Great....I have Leupold,Burris and Nixon pistol scopes to.Also have some Hawke scopes and tens more of other good scopes,,The Ncstar has less than 25 yd parallax and I have no problem shooting at targets a lot closer than that ....check them out for yourself....

 

[Keyman62421]

Just put a Tac Vector 3-12 ffp. On a new P rod. Cyclops Joe just did a review. Great glass good focus thin reticule. $200 a little over your limit but i think ,worth it. Clean view all around. Cheap scopes R exactly that. CHEAP! Every eye is different, good hunting. You can't hit what you can't see!

 

[ctshooter]

Keyman - I just put a TacVector 3-12ffp on my P-Rod build as well. Very nice scope for the money. Seems very overkill for this gun, but you are right that for $200 it is a hard deal to beat.