the long and short of things (scopes)

[skycomag]

first i would say i'm new here and to air guns.

after scanjng this forum i found that these a good place for help and air info.

i tried several searches and couldn't find anything out.

my question is: is there a difference between using a short or longer scope?
any advantage on a rifles accuracy?
l now that if you use a long scope on a underlever that it might interfere with loading the pellet.
so a short scope may be better.
i'm considering a break barrel or a underlever rifle.

i want to thank everyone in advance for thier opinion.

mitch( skycomag )

[deanda]

Welcome sky!!!!!

There are people that have more experience, and in depth scope experience than me on this forum. They will answer with some sound experienced advice soon I'm sure.
That is one of the reasons we belong to a forum, to get sound advice on how to spend our HARD EARNED DOLLARS. So we count on each other to help out as best we can........sort of a family thing!!!

So just wanted to wish you a warm welcome..........pull up a chair and absorb!!!!

[deanda]

Welllllll.........didn't mean to shut down your post sky.

I can't say what influence length has on accuracy. Think it is more about each manufacturer.
I have scopes from RWS, BSA, LUEPOLD, LEAPERS, HAWKE, REDFIELD, AND BUSHNELL. All different lengths and optics. I personally like an AO.....Adjustable Objective.....you can focus the big end of the scope. I like or dis-like all the above scopes for different reasons, length is not really one of those reasons. Overall so far I like the Bushnell Banner 4x12x40......for price, clarity, weight, and length. I do not have a Centerpoint yet, but might before the days out, depending how how much I spend on my daughters new car.
In my personal experience, length will come into play more if you have an underlever just as you noted, and shorter might tend to let more light in. The Banner is about 12.5, 12.75 long and lets plenty of light in. Ironically, it's not even on a rifle right now......

I'm sur others have personal experiences that will chime in.

[bobri]

I only have two short scopes, a Bugbuster and a Centerpoint 44mm compact.  Optics pretty clear, but eye relief is shorter than on average size scopes so I need to use offset mounts (Leapers for $12.95 at Pyramydair) with them to get them close enough to my eye.

[RedFeather]

Another thing about long scopes.  They can add weight.  This impacts two things - it can make a rifle pretty heavy and it can make it tougher on the scope if mounted on a springer.  Lighter scopes seem to hold up a bit better on some of the heavy kickers.  I think that it's easy to hold down costs while maintaining optical quality on a longer scope, too.  Short focal length optics might have to be more precise.  That said, I have a couple of fairly short scopes, both with adjustable objectives (AO's) that are nice and clear.  One is an older RWS 2x7 and the other a CentrePoint 3x9.

[dk1677]

Welcome to the GTA!

[skycomag]

Thank you all for your welcome greetings.

[tpw]

it all depends on what you want to do with it. if youll be mainly shooting off a bench a bigger scope is fine. but if its a hunting gun, i nice lightwieght scope like the leapers bugbusters would be ideal.

[skycomag]

i not going to hunt but shoot mostly indoor target. one range is benched and the other is a private gun club so you can shot standing or benched.

thanks,
mitch