I have a question being new to Airgunning , " Do the air rifles that are charged from a tank or hand pump have the same recoil effects on your scope as a springer or piston charged rifle ?
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The recoil from a PCP is different to that on a spring (irrespective of whether coiled metal or piston, they are springs) rifle. PCP's recoil to different levels (design/price) but they are normally so low, the exception being big-bore air rifles, that you can get away with inexpensive scopes which would otherwise be quickly broken by most spring rifles.
The recoil from a PCP is different to that on a spring (irrespective of whether coiled metal or piston, they are springs) rifle. PCP's recoil to different levels (design/price) but they are normally so low, the exception being big-bore air rifles, that you can get away with inexpensive scopes which would otherwise be quickly broken by most spring rifles.
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To add to what Cookie said. -And expensive scopes that are not spring gun rated and can also be damaged by spring guns.
Small calibre .177 .22 .25 have almost no recoil to speak of. What little there is is more of a gentle push rather than a shock.
Small calibre .177 .22 .25 have almost no recoil to speak of. What little there is is more of a gentle push rather than a shock.
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My primary daytime scope is a Leupold MK IV with TMR reticle , 8-25x. I use a cut out flip up lens cap with a 50 ft focus adapter glued into it. For my night time chores, I shoot a Pulsar N550.
I had the Leupold laying around from a rifle I no longer shoot. The optics and adjustments are first rate. I also have a Hawke 8-32, a Bushnell 8-32 and a Leupold 6.5-20 EFR with a TMR reticle I had installed. The Hawke is a good scope but the optics get fuzzy past the 25x mark. Also, as compaired to the MK IV, the adjustments are mushy. I like the crispness and repeatability of the Leupold.
Jamie
I had the Leupold laying around from a rifle I no longer shoot. The optics and adjustments are first rate. I also have a Hawke 8-32, a Bushnell 8-32 and a Leupold 6.5-20 EFR with a TMR reticle I had installed. The Hawke is a good scope but the optics get fuzzy past the 25x mark. Also, as compaired to the MK IV, the adjustments are mushy. I like the crispness and repeatability of the Leupold.
Jamie
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