I've got a number of PCP and spring piston air rifles and have some (what I think) are nice scopes like Athlon, Sightron, Arken and Hawke scopes that at a quality level enough for my shooting activites. I've had cheap scopes before and have no desire to buy any more of them. I do have a couple of break barrel rifles, especially my TX200, that needed a compact scope to get out of the way of the loading port. Anything longer than 11 or 12 inches is too much. I saw the introduction of the GPO Centuri Super Compact scope and my heart skipped a beat. At 9.9 inches long, it's perfect for these applications and the quality is as good as the stuff I currently use. Trouble is, at the time, they were unavailable. A lot of you had good remarks about the Vector Optics Veyron Ultra Compact available in either SFP or FFP. I thought: hmm another cheap scope, and was reluctant to buy one, but I needed one at the moment so I bought the SFP (my preference)model on Amazon for $229. It's 10.5 inches long and is lightweight at 19.5 oz. and has all the features I'm looking for. Much to my surprise, it's a decent scope. It's bright, has a good FOV, good build quality, a useful reticle and it works. My only criticism is that I just can't focus the reticle for my eyesight. It's ok, but just a wee bit fuzzy.
Then the GPOs came in so I bought one of those. It's FFP, and I can live with that since I shoot mostly at the upper end of the magnification scale. Cost for this is $629. I feel that the FOV seems a little less as it looks like I'm looking down a tunnel despite what the specs say. The reticle is the perfect thickness for me. Optics? I would have to give the clarity to the Veyron. I can focus on my 10M air rifle target a tad sharper with it. Is it worth twice the price?? I think if I need another compact scope, I would buy the Veyron and save the money. The Chinese have been making inroads into the lower cost optics. Would I use any of these for competition like FT or BR? No, but that's another story.
Then the GPOs came in so I bought one of those. It's FFP, and I can live with that since I shoot mostly at the upper end of the magnification scale. Cost for this is $629. I feel that the FOV seems a little less as it looks like I'm looking down a tunnel despite what the specs say. The reticle is the perfect thickness for me. Optics? I would have to give the clarity to the Veyron. I can focus on my 10M air rifle target a tad sharper with it. Is it worth twice the price?? I think if I need another compact scope, I would buy the Veyron and save the money. The Chinese have been making inroads into the lower cost optics. Would I use any of these for competition like FT or BR? No, but that's another story.
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