I was at the in-laws this weekend and went into a pawn shop and was looking at some scopes. the guy had three that he said he'd sell for $20.
(note: I do know that a lot of people say that you get what you pay for in optics, and I understand that. With Christmas et al, I can't get a new scope, so I was shopping for myself a bit with what I had)
All the scopes were 3-9 x 32. There was a Bushnell, another name brand and Powerline.
Something dind't look right about the Bushnell when I looked through it. I don't know if it had been dropped, jostled, or I just don't know as much about scopes as I thought I did (which wasn't much to begin with), so I passed on it.
The Powerline had a nice field of view and a sharp picture. It wasn't until I got home (with a possibly burned out fuel pump on the car, another reason I'm glad I didn't drop serious dinero on a new scope) that I realized that Powerline is an air rifle scope.
My plan was to put the 3-9 x 32 on my .22 and take the .22 scope and move it either to my .30-.30 or Mosin Nagant.
Will the Powerline be all right on my Browning? I know there's little recoil, but it seems I remember reading somewhere that air rifles have a different recoil.
Thanks for any input. If it's going to screw up the scope on the .22 I know I can get my money back on it.
Questionable optics leads to questionable sight pictures in the hunting field. Just never put a scope on a gun unless you have confidence in the quality of the scope and spend time practicing before the hunting season. If you question the scope you have already lost the cause.
nathangdad, you make a great point. I should have stated that I wasn't planning on moving any scopes around until hunting season was over and I could put some time in at the range.
My question was simply would even the light recoil of a .22 mess up the optics on the powerline. If that were the case, then I would try to sell the powerline to an air-rifle owner and get my money back.
Airgun Scopes are built to withstand More recoil due to the nature of pistons recoiling when fired. Airgun scopes will work fine on .22 rifles and usually have some decent optics to them...on the other hand Airguns will destroy Cheap .22 Scopes Fast...
Rich
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Just put it on there. It should be fine. Maybe try to save up and get a better one soon though. There are a lot of good deals to be had if you look around. Good luck.
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I agree with Moose. Most airgun scopes are tough as nails although the low-end scopes are rather skimpy on other features like coated lenses, precision adjustments, nitrogen purging, etc.
Airgun Scopes are built to withstand More recoil due to the nature of pistons recoiling when fired. Airgun scopes will work fine on .22 rifles and usually have some decent optics to them...on the other hand Airguns will destroy Cheap .22 Scopes Fast...
Rich
Worst case your out a 20 spot and a little fiddle time. Worth a shot. I believe the same to be true on airgun optics. Hard to have as much fun as your gonna have tinering with your guns for $20.
OK, well I went home to take the daughter to visit the grandparents this weekend and I took this .22 with scope and had a blast. I need to work on breath control a little more, and there was some wind, but when I got through tweaking, this was my target at 50 yards. Not counting the tail, that squirrel is roughly 4" from nose to butt and 3" from haunch to foot. Not bad at 50 yards without a decent bench rest. All in all, I'm happy with this scope on my .22.
