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How do you feel about scopes?

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markjs:
Personally I kind of hate them.  Now, don't get me wrong, I use them for anything out past 50 yards, I mean who wouldn't?

What I HATE most about them is getting them "dialed in" is a big PITA event, not only that but every time you move one from one gun to another, there you are getting it dialed in again.  They also make the gun something you have to really make a bigger deal of shooting. You can't just point and shoot so easy.

I very much prefer shooting with open sights or a red dot, but am probably more accurate with a scope.

I also don't see the point in spending much on scopes. Seems to me the cheap ones, if you get the right cheap ones do just fine. Its not until you get to the really spendy optics that you start seeing huge improvements in quality, and those are worthwhile of course for those who can afford and make use of it.

Open sights just seems "more fun" to me, and of course also a greater challenge to one's skills as a shooter.  Red dots are cool and fun, but not really something that takes a ton of skill to use, feels like a "cheat" to me.

Speaking of red dots, I sure do miss my 2240XL, that was a BLAST to shoot, hit hard with it's 10" barrel and the red dot was perfect for it. The gun ended up rusting up pretty bad, was stored a long time in humidity. It was savable, but I think it ended up getting stolen.  Pity though cuz I loved the gun, I sure do want another, but they are a lot pricier now. I don't want to bother with a plastic breech 2240, but I might just for the economics of it. I'll eventually get another...

Gonna go shoot today and have a crappy Daisy 880 scope that will fit that or my Crosman 1077, but I'm not going to bother. It does help on the Daisy, but it make pellets so much harder to load!

Ronfiveo:
I can understand your frustration with scopes, but if you are after precision, nothing else will do it better.

Keeping in mind you still have to "sight in / zero" the open sights as well, but hopefully, only once.

If you're just out plinkin' then scopes are  not needed that much that keeps it fun, but anything past 50' is
mostly just guess work, especially if you are near sighted. 

Killing cans and spinners is cool using the irons, not so much if you want to score in competition.

It all depends on what you want out of shootin' and what you expect the results to be. 

Scope or no scope, happy shootin' .

Ron

airgunaut:
I threw away the crappy scope that came with my 880. Much later I installed a Hawke Vantage 2-7x32 scope on it, which I appreciate, especially in lower light conditions that are a challenge with the peep-sighted rifle. Both my air pistol and my PB one have open sights.

The scope does make aiming well easier, so I often dial it to just 2x. But when the target is tiny, I use higher powers. Otherwise, what’s the point of having one? It adds weight and I have to check parallax before shooting.

Lt. Dan:
I guess I'm different, I do hate cheap scopes but I actually love quality scopes, for airguns I prefer Hawke Airmax and I love zeroing them in. I only occasionally swap scopes  between rifles as I buy a scope for each rifle.

Iowa airguner:
Ok have to say I am not a fan of pistol scopes. Rifle scopes I like and dream of spending a thousand dollars on one some day. But pistol scopes I can’t get used to . I have two pistols with scopes a Beeman P1 with the Beeman scope. And my ultimate 2300T build .   

https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=114568.120

I am actually thinking about removing the scope and changing to front muzzle brake for a forward sight.

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