gamestalker
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My Son mounted a Leupold fixed power scope on one of his air rifles and something on the inside of the scope failed. I don't know exactly what happened, but that's not really important.
According to a person behind the counter at Sportsmen Warehouse, you can't use a scope intended for a firearm, on an air gun. He said the guy told him because air guns produce a reverse recoil, from that of a typical firearm, that even a scope capable of enduring the recoil of a magnum cartridge will break internally if used on an air gun. I've never heard anything like before and have also used many different firearm scopes on my air rifles, and I've never had one break, so for the moment I'm calling it B.S..
Anyone ever heard this before, or is this just some type of selling hype to try and sell more air gun scopes?
GS
According to a person behind the counter at Sportsmen Warehouse, you can't use a scope intended for a firearm, on an air gun. He said the guy told him because air guns produce a reverse recoil, from that of a typical firearm, that even a scope capable of enduring the recoil of a magnum cartridge will break internally if used on an air gun. I've never heard anything like before and have also used many different firearm scopes on my air rifles, and I've never had one break, so for the moment I'm calling it B.S..
Anyone ever heard this before, or is this just some type of selling hype to try and sell more air gun scopes?
GS