Scope choice for pneumatic airgun?

[shooter6br]

Looked at Leapers, NC Star, Bushnell, Simmons, Swift. i need AO to go down to less than 10 yrds, and like 3-9 or 4-12. Leapers Mod 3-9 full size rated good/great. $64 at Amazon including shipping

[White Foxx]

I would stay away from  the NC Star as I have gotten a couple used ones with guns, and they were both falling apart.  That said, I have to ask a question when you say pneumatic airgun do you mean co2 or pre-charged airgun?  Cause if you are talking about a spring piston gun they are very hard on scopes, and most will shift zero or just fall apart with most scopes.  There is a airgun rated scope list on the web, can't remember the ULR, but it is there, however if you are talking about the pre-charged, or co2 most any close focusing scope will do.

I like Burris, and Bushnell, I also have an 8 to 32 X 50 Swift that is real nice, however some are like looking through a coke bottle, I had one like that, and another that's optics were just Ok.  but the leapers and few other are good to.  Most of the lower powered scope are very usuable, but when you get above 15 power that is the test of optical quality.

Again springers need really, really good scopes

[jamaldog87]

for a pump-up(like my crosman 760) or a c02 any  Leapers, Bushnell, Simmons, Swift or well made scope will do. I had a Daisy 4x15mm on my crosman 2200 for years and loved it but it works best for sanded area hunting  and a .22cal airgun.  I also have a Simmons 3-9x40mm 8-Point riflescope that i got for sale at walmart for 19.99 back in what 04 or 05 and to me it's the best scope have have own(it big but i like them big). I not the best person to ask but i have used both the scopes for 1,000 of rounds and there still here and kicking(i even fell of my bike and landed on my simmon and it did not lose it zero but it does have a nice dent on it now)
 
What i can say is get a some thing in the 3-9x with 30mm or more because i use the 5x most of the time but having the power 3x for very close shots or 9x for 50 yards really has help me out in many hunts and the 30mm and up really help you shoot longer(i can and do shoot with only moon light with my Simmons). a fix 4x works better if you have a 22cal airguns.