It's been a while since I posted here. Been enjoying shooting more than talking about it 
I'm posting because I just re-scoped a pew that I had been ignoring for some time, and came to realize just how much the bad scope was the reason I'd not been shooting it.
Equipped with clear nice optics, I am now loving this airgun for the first time.
The "bad" scope was an MTC. I have twice let Airguns of Arizona bundle an MTC on one of their packages, and both times I have been sorely disappointed. I had to assume the first one was the specific scope, but the 2nd time, the same poor results.
In this case, I swapped the MTC for another Meopta 4-20 Optika5. (one of my favorite scopes) I was waiting for a delivery of adjustable angle rings, but they had not come in. I intended to use them because on the MTC I needed two layers of shim in the rear ring to even get close enough to zero without running out of scope adjustment @ 35 yards. I assumed this had to do with the rifles built in picatiny rail, but I was impatient and while waiting for delivery of the adjustable rings I reused the excellent Sports Match Rings that came with the Rilfe and MTC.
With the Meopta, I started with no shims, pointed as close to the bullseye as I could manage by looking down the side of the rifle mounted in a tripod, and wouldn't you know, the reticle was already practically right on center. Let one go, and it was center, down about 2 inches. A few shots later and everything was good, no shims. It was the MTC that was so far out it could not work without shims!
More, the view in both the MTCs ive shot now has been very poor dim, and well hazy. I've deccribed it multiple times as the same look at shooting through a screen door. (yes I've done that) but actually worse.
the Meopta's ultra sharp, clear, deatiled and high contrast sight view is so fantastic. It's a joy to shoot. The "box" is also so much more natural.
This scope has givewn this otherwise excellent airrfile and new lease on life. It's going to be one of my favorite shooters now.
Not looking to tell anyome what to do, but in my case, I find that I enjoy the sport far more with good clear optics.
I'm posting because I just re-scoped a pew that I had been ignoring for some time, and came to realize just how much the bad scope was the reason I'd not been shooting it.
Equipped with clear nice optics, I am now loving this airgun for the first time.
The "bad" scope was an MTC. I have twice let Airguns of Arizona bundle an MTC on one of their packages, and both times I have been sorely disappointed. I had to assume the first one was the specific scope, but the 2nd time, the same poor results.
In this case, I swapped the MTC for another Meopta 4-20 Optika5. (one of my favorite scopes) I was waiting for a delivery of adjustable angle rings, but they had not come in. I intended to use them because on the MTC I needed two layers of shim in the rear ring to even get close enough to zero without running out of scope adjustment @ 35 yards. I assumed this had to do with the rifles built in picatiny rail, but I was impatient and while waiting for delivery of the adjustable rings I reused the excellent Sports Match Rings that came with the Rilfe and MTC.
With the Meopta, I started with no shims, pointed as close to the bullseye as I could manage by looking down the side of the rifle mounted in a tripod, and wouldn't you know, the reticle was already practically right on center. Let one go, and it was center, down about 2 inches. A few shots later and everything was good, no shims. It was the MTC that was so far out it could not work without shims!
More, the view in both the MTCs ive shot now has been very poor dim, and well hazy. I've deccribed it multiple times as the same look at shooting through a screen door. (yes I've done that) but actually worse.
the Meopta's ultra sharp, clear, deatiled and high contrast sight view is so fantastic. It's a joy to shoot. The "box" is also so much more natural.
This scope has givewn this otherwise excellent airrfile and new lease on life. It's going to be one of my favorite shooters now.
Not looking to tell anyome what to do, but in my case, I find that I enjoy the sport far more with good clear optics.
