PCP Scope ?

[Guest]

Can any good rifle scope be used ? If it can withstand a 30/06 or 7mm mag it should be able to withstand a wildcat pcp ? This may be a stupid question but I don't know I have never owned more than a 3 x 9 power if you have a lets say 3 x 16 if you have it sighted in at 30 yards and zoom in or out will the POI change when still shooting at 30 yards ? Is that something to do with parallax or whatever that is ,

 

[BinSong]

PCP almost have no recoil, every scope can rate it. About the problem you metioned we call it "power changing error" usually normal scopes controlled within 1MOA. But many scope now can be controlled within 0.1-0.2MOA and you can't feel it already.

 

[JimNM]

The big issue for me is the ability to focus at shorter ranges. I had bought a nice fat juicy scope for my .22 romfire and found that I could not get the image to clearly show at ranges under 100 yards.

Look for Adjustable Objective in the description and or the ability to focus down to 10- 20 yards.

 

[Hookster]

The POI change can be easily corrected by using a FFP scope. With pellets having such bad ballistics a FFP scope makes zooming a non issue. Just need to learn your mils or moa dots and fire away. I have used Athlon scopes for several months now and making shots has never been easier. 

 

[Saltlake58]

Many things you should look for in a scope, not just air-gun rated or not, and you only need air-gun rated for springers. PCP's can use any rifle scope. But, here's the basics of what I would look for:

1. Good reputation - lets start with clear glass, some history and such. No cheap knockoff's straight from Hong Kong unless you know exactly what you are buying.
2. Either MOA reticle and MOA turrets, or Mil-dot reticle with mil-dot turrets. Why scope manufacturers continue to mix the two I can't fathom, but they do. Kinda nice to have same adjustments as markings on the reticle.
3. Side parallax focus - preferably down to 20 yards or so, Oddly enough, this is a tough one. Most adjustable scopes only go down to 50 or 100 yards, so check this one out.
4. Clear Glass goes without saying
5. I prefer a 30 mm tube, as if it's constructed properly, will transfer more light from the objective lens.
6. Objective lens size - bigger allows more light in but the bigger the objective, the higher the scope has to mount and can impact parallax. My last scope was 44mm, and I like it. Just depends on you.
7. Choose good rings, don't want them to loosen up while shooting, and if you can afford a "No Limits" style adjustable rings, that's even better.
8. First or second focal plane. Whole discussion on this one. My last was an FFP, and no, I won't go back to a SFP. Highly prefer a FFP, but that's personal preference. Either works.
9. Don't know the correct name for this, but for air rifles, the adjustability of the scope can be an issue. There are limits, but generally, more MOA adjustability is good. You don't want to use nearly all of it for various reasons, but more is usually better.
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   That's about my list. If you are going to "Spring" for a PCP, might as well but decent glass on it. My last scope was only $250, and fit most of this criteria, so yes, more than the $30 cheapies, but you'll enjoy it a whole lot more. As for spending $2000 to $3000 for a base Schmidt and Bender, way out of my league, but I can dream.