Recommend a RDS for a Crosman Valiant 22.

[ontarget]

I ordered a Crosman Valiant 22 for pest control use at ranges of up to 50 feet.
What RDS would you all recommend that fits in a fairly tight budget but will still hold up to an air gun?

 

[LoonWulf]

I havent used a red dot on my airguns that offten, but mostly i used the same little trs-25 i use on everything else till it gets a scope.

Without the heavy erector assembly i think they are less susceptible to the forward recoil than scopes are.

I did still need to use the scope stops on my dovetail pic mount to keep the thing from slidding.

 

[Septicdeath]

I use Hatsan optima red dot. True glow and a few off brand. Also use seeall Mk1. There's not much that can go wrong with them. They have held up on even my Magnums. Hatsan 125's and my Hatsan. 30.
Note the scope stops behind the red dots.

https://www.amazon.com/HATSON-Optima-Scopes-1x30mm-Red/dp/B018J412Z0

 

[ontarget]

I ended up ordering a Hatsan Optima.
I figured if it's sold by an air gun company it better hold up to the funky air gun recoil.

 

[Septicdeath]

The Optima has held up on all my break barrels.

 

[ontarget]

Sorry, I was mistaken. I ended up ordering a BSA 30mm. Looks the same as the Hatsan.

 

[Septicdeath]

They are pretty much identical.

 

[ontarget]

They are very similar. And I was able to get the BSA shipped pronto. The Hatsan couldn't be here before August according to Amazon.