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With large calibers I prefer to use lower power scopes. If you can find a nice compact 2-7X or even a fixed four or six power scope would be nice. Weaver makes a 2-7X scope for rimfire that holds up on springers that has excellent optics. It's all a matter of preference in the end though.

Paul

good. I'll look for a 6x power and see what it's like. Thanks.

As was already said the Weaver, and the Leupold are well suited. You'd be Extremely Lucky If you can find one of the G&R scopes,Beeman Blue Ribbon, or one of the Swift 2-7 scopes even, but It wouldn't be the 1st. time now would it...? ;^) The Hawke IS a Very good scope, but yeah it's a bit of a Mutt !

No I don't have any of the 2-7 scopes left. Just one on my son's rifle. Can't let that one go I sure wish I had a bunch of them stuck back.

Paul

to some of the more commonly available scopes out there? Would it be comparable to a 3200, or closer to a 4200 series, I imagine it's better than the Legend series? How about comparing to the Weaver rimfire scope Paul mentioned?

I just let a mint one pass on the Yellow at $200. Almost regret it, but have been already spending a lot lately and also couldn't get much info on G & Rs on Google. If nothing else it would've looked nice on my walnut stocked TX : )

Definitely better than the Legend but the 4200 series is kinda tough to say ? Where the G&R scopes come through is that they were designed FOR Air Guns so the Objective focus is more articulate, and they focus down to 10 yards and under to 7 yards, like the old Hakko Blue Ribbons. This works out well for older shooters, and tired old eyes. I tend to fixxate on short scopes like 2-7, and 3-9. Rarely I might use 4-12, and the only time I pull out 16 or 20 power is at over 100 yards.

You get alot of guys building heavy F.T. Rigs for matches they will probably never shoot, and it really takes all the fun out of air gunning. There's just really nothing better than an HW 50 with a 2-7 or an HW77k/R9/R1 etc...with a 3-9 for Marathon plinking sessions and meat head Kentucky windage. Precision shooting is all well and good until you turn it into a Physics Exam. ;^D

I agree with the lower power - I prefer Beeman SS-2 4 power. The SS-1 is a little small and only 2.5x. Pretty scope too.

Mark

3-9x33 EFR with mil-dot or 3.5-10x50 EFR with mil-dot

Either would be a killer setup for hunting.

I have three of these scopes and they have held up on every gun I have. All three of mine were made in Japan if that makes any difference. They have great optics and are small (around 12") and light in weight. I think they are about the perfect airgun scope.
Regards, Scott