mad555

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..what scopes do you use??.I have a bought a BSA Super 10 and am a bit confused as to what scope to get for it please help.
Cheers mad555

itworldwide

Nightforce, stick it on a credit card

http://www.nightforceoptics.com/

Leslie

How much do they cost, can't see any prices?

Les

Alan C

Have used a few over the years....

IMO best bet for an air rifle would be Tasco

They have some dedicated air rifle scopes and some World Class optics if you have the cash...

Les - 'If you have to ask.. you can't afford' as my old dad used to say (BTW.. I've no idea either)

Just found some.... Seems the cheapest are $2,280..... Hope you have some decent space on the credit card

Chip Sengravy

what are you doing with it?...FT or bunny bashing?

mad555

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Good old vermin,crow,pidgeons,rabbits,rats,etc.

Chip Sengravy

get the best 3-9x50 you can afford, always worked for me

mad555

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Cheers Chip was going to get the hawke nite eye 6.5-20x50 at £160ish,has anyone used one of these??

mad555

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It for a FAC Super 10

P1Fanatic

Hawke scopes are utterly pants. I had the NiteEye 4-12x50 I think and the optics were hopeless.

Using a Bushnell 5-15x40 currently on my Daystate MK3 and havent seen anything optically better for the price (£150).

Simon

mad555

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What about Simmons whitetail classic?

Alan C

Not used Simmons before; but I've never heard anything bad said about them.

Bushnell have Ok reviews too.

I never stated size as magnification and objective lens size are a personal taste... though I would go with Chip if you're vermin hunting as the bigger objective lens will give you better performance at dusk / low light... Higher magnification can cause issues with accuracy (magnifying any slight movement you make) and decreased field of view, but this is adjustable to suit.

Seeing that I've started, my bet would be to not go under 4x and over a 9x mag....4x is about the right mag & field of view for moving targets and over 9x is pretty much overkill for the field.

A 4-9 x 50 will also be plenty good enough to get you started on FT shoots if you want to get a little competative or stretch your skill.

You won't go far wrong with a Tasco, Bushnell, Simmons, Nikon, BSA or Barska scope for standard shooting.

Rapid17

For everything to do with airgunning try here..... www.airgunbbs.com

TopBanana

What sort of stuff do you guys shoot? I'd quite like a decent air rifle to play with but I think I'd get bored pretty quickly

Alan C

I started getting paid to shoot pigeon in Leeds market many moons ago... 70's... I was also in the RAF and managed to blag some airfield shooting at weekends to clear Rabbit & other quarry that posed a danger to Aircraft and the runway. I was lucky enough to shoot full bore in competition and the RAF had fabulous facilities with small bore and air gun target ranges... I restarted an old indoor club at RAF Uxbridge that had closed down...

Can't beat being locked inside a 25m with a tin full of pellets and a decent range with some cartidge .22 rifles ready to go...

I did some Field target stuff with a club (excellent fun) alongside a Bow & Crossbow club..This can be immensely satisfying if the targets are well positioned and varied in size, distance and cover...

I was stationed in Lincolnshire and just asked farmers if I could shoot on their land.. one guy had a fantastic quary that you could load up with old tins etc... for a good old 'plink'. Also did some clearance of Rabbit and Grey squirrels with local rangers in a wood...

If you broaden the scope and don't do the same old, same old stuff, then you can get some excellent satisfaction out of a well run and safe club or grounds shoot.

Just be safe and sensible and a lot of farmers may welcome you on their land to get rid of rats etc in barns.. helps if you know the area and are willing to do it with some proffesionalism, rather than just turn up Rambo style wanting to decimate the local wildfile.....

Check you area for a club.. or FT range..

Airgun clubs here....

One of the 'many' FT clubs around... Oxford Field Target Club...

badcompany

ive got a bsa scorpion new oil seals modded spring and silencer ...

it somes like dirty harrys gun after you fire it ..lol

old school but powerfull for a 2.2

RMA26

Airifles are toys IMO

I've shot for years, Shotguns, Rifles & Handguns (when still legal of course), even been lucky enough to play with machine guns (including a Thompson SMG!)

Air Pistols etc. are just toys, cant beat the buzz from the above....

P1Fanatic

So have I but I still spend a lot of time shooting air rifles. Mostly doing Hunter Field Target at the mo. Once youve bought a gun you just need pellets (£5 a tin of 500), some air (£3 every couple of months) and petrol money to get places. Ive done every round of the UKAHFT series this year and made some great friends at these events and even camped the last one up in Yorkshire.

Great satisfaction from hitting a 45 yard 40mm kill when its howling with wind and pissing it down with rain.

Simon

Alan C

RMA. I think labelling a well sorted, silenced & scoped 12ft/Lb Air Rifle a toy is a little too sweeping.

There are toys in this bracket I agree, but the above used in a good FT competition or used in vermin managment is sporting equipment or a work tool.

They do have the benefit of having less stringent controls around them, but a tuned air rifle can be as effective as a cartridge .22

Leslie

Thanks Alan C, and no I can't afford it.

Les

RMA26

True, I dub them "Toys" as i've always been around what i mentioned

Nature of the family business an all.....

Alan C

I also agree that after the buzz (and shoulder bruises ) of full bore on a 300m range, a .22 Air Rifle can be a bit of a letdown...

shooter007

tasco even the cheapest asnt ratled lose on my heavy stuff (hundreds of rounds) should be great for air rifles any sort of gun can be fantastic fun have both diff discpline thats all ho god i miss my handguns