Quote from: nced on April 01, 2022, 11:23:26 PMQuote from: Yogi on April 01, 2022, 10:33:24 PMQuote from: d27447 on April 01, 2022, 07:23:20 PMI have a Vantage and it is rated for 12fbs. I love it...great scope for my Beeman R7. I call the combo my squirrelminator!!Well an R9 is over 12 fpe! -YI had a 4-12x50 AO Vantage and it "bellied up" on my .177 R9 tuned to about 13fpe. When I sent it in for repair the Hawke "tech guy" said that the scope wasn't recommended for 12fpe max springers. curious, did they do you good or stick ya.chet
Quote from: Yogi on April 01, 2022, 10:33:24 PMQuote from: d27447 on April 01, 2022, 07:23:20 PMI have a Vantage and it is rated for 12fbs. I love it...great scope for my Beeman R7. I call the combo my squirrelminator!!Well an R9 is over 12 fpe! -YI had a 4-12x50 AO Vantage and it "bellied up" on my .177 R9 tuned to about 13fpe. When I sent it in for repair the Hawke "tech guy" said that the scope wasn't recommended for 12fpe max springers.
Quote from: d27447 on April 01, 2022, 07:23:20 PMI have a Vantage and it is rated for 12fbs. I love it...great scope for my Beeman R7. I call the combo my squirrelminator!!Well an R9 is over 12 fpe! -Y
I have a Vantage and it is rated for 12fbs. I love it...great scope for my Beeman R7. I call the combo my squirrelminator!!
i am gonna ask about the Vortex Optics Diamondback Tactical First Focal Plane Riflescopes 4x16x44 scope, i might just sell the vantage, still in the box and i am afraid to put it on my r9. looking for opinions here, would i be happy with this vortex over the vantage. i think the vortex is going for 349.00chet
Quote from: chet on April 02, 2022, 09:03:33 PM i am gonna ask about the Vortex Optics Diamondback Tactical First Focal Plane Riflescopes 4x16x44 scope, i might just sell the vantage, still in the box and i am afraid to put it on my r9. looking for opinions here, would i be happy with this vortex over the vantage. i think the vortex is going for 349.00chethttps://vortexoptics.com/vortex-diamondback-tactical-4-16x44-ffp-riflescope.htmlAccording to this Vortek page the parallax setting is 20 yards to infinity. Personally, I need a minimum parallax setting of 10 yards for my springers.