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Harry Bonar · May 4, 2006, 01:55 PM

Dear Air Gun Shooter:
I've got two Chinese side cockers ($30.00 guns) and two bbl break, and some Sheridan and Benjamin air guns and I know well about scopes on them - I don't use scopes on then, as the gentlemam said, especially the spring guns.
I've got a Ruger 10-22 and I'll tell you they arent easy on scopes and they are the only guns in which I would use a recoil "buffer" on!
It's even hard to keep an air gun scope on which is the reason why they put a screw or block against which the mounts rest.
Really, air guns are such close range weapons open, or peep, sights are O.K. anyway.
An aside: I tested an air gun (bbl. cocking) on the chrono and it gave 1003 f.p.s.!!! It was rated at 1000!
Harry B.

May 4, 2006, 01:55 PM	#4
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	air gun reticle Dear Air Gun Shooter: I've got two Chinese side cockers ($30.00 guns) and two bbl break, and some Sheridan and Benjamin air guns and I know well about scopes on them - I don't use scopes on then, as the gentlemam said, especially the spring guns. I've got a Ruger 10-22 and I'll tell you they arent easy on scopes and they are the only guns in which I would use a recoil "buffer" on! It's even hard to keep an air gun scope on which is the reason why they put a screw or block against which the mounts rest. Really, air guns are such close range weapons open, or peep, sights are O.K. anyway. An aside: I tested an air gun (bbl. cocking) on the chrono and it gave 1003 f.p.s.!!! It was rated at 1000! Harry B.