Older Weaver 3-9 AO

[Dand]

I'm shopping for a scope to use on a BSA Super Sport .22 and came across a used older Weaver 3-9 AO.  Can anybody tell me if this scope can withstand the recoil cycle of such an airgun?  I want to get a scope I can move around to several light airguns and .22 rifles.  Thanks.

[Lawdog]

Dand,

If that Weaver 3-9 AO is the one I am thinking about the focus doesn't go below 50 yards.  Even one that goes down to 25 yards may very well not last long on your BSA.  You will be better served buying a scope that is marked air rifle approved and warranted so.  Most older Weaver's are not air rifle approved.  Lawdog
 

[Dand]

Dang I bet you're right - keep looking for a cheap deal but there's always a reason cheap ain't good.

thanks for saving me a piece of trouble.

Back to Optic Zone and SWFA and do it right.

thanks again.

[longgun]

I have one of the old El Paso weaver 3X9 with micro-trac turrets.   Bill Ackerman who use to work there and designed the Micro-trac systems told me that they would take the recoil of the spring gun.   However I had an old KT 10 on an R9 and after 4 years of shooting,  it died.
Instead of using my old weaver on my new R7,  I just bought a BSA 3X12X44  from  Natchez shooters supply (http://natchezss.com/).  It looks like it will do the job and has a factory warranty.  Cost less than $ 90 delivered.  It is bright and clear and tracks well.   Don

[Bad Bob]

and it will also mount on any high power rifle.  SWFA has it for $169 and a used one was on the airgunforum not long ago for one hundred.  It was sold before I could get an email off.  Most say it is next to impossible to break.   IMO Bob

[Lawdog]

Bad Bob,

and it will also mount on any high power rifle. SWFA has it for $169 and a used one was on the airgunforum not long ago for one hundred. It was sold before I could get an email off. Most say it is next to impossible to break. IMO Bob

What make and model scope are you talking about?  Lawdog
 

[Dand]

I think he said the Bushnell Trophy in the Subject Title.

That's one suggestion I should make to GB - the type size in the Subjet Title is too small and many of us and especially me tend to overlook those titles due to the tiny type size - yet there is often important info there that is inadvertently overlooked.

BTW I ended up finding a nice  used Swiflt Premier 4-12x, and a Beeman 66R  2-7x.  Well the Beeman is off to the repair shop - previous owner had been a bit rough on the AO ring but the glass is real nice and focuses down to 7 meters.

[Lawdog]

Dand,

Most times I never look at the subject line once a thread has been posted.  The Beeman scopes are good but I am not sure who makes them.  And like you I prefer a scope that adjust down to 7 yards or meters(depends on where the scope is made).  Both Burris and BSA air rifle scopes focus down to 7 yards.  I know it doesn't mean much until you are trying to head shoot some varmint(rat, mouse, etc.) in the barn at a range of 15 - 20 feet.  As good as Leupold's are and they are one of the best, they really do blur out when you start getting under their 10 yard limit.  A lot of new air rifle shooters need to realize that just because the scope company says their scopes are air rifle approved their are many that won't hold up to the higher powered rifles.  Lawdog
 

[Robert]

I have had one on my Benjamin for many years, It is accurate, holds up to the double-recoil, and even holds up to the constant pumping.  They are also very nice and compact. I am sure that other brands will work as well, shotgun scopes are made stronger than an inexpensive rifle-scope.  You can usually find them pretty cheap second-hand in the gun shops or E-Bay.  I recently found a Simmons at Wallmart that was thier display for 5 bucks, haven't tried it yet though.

[Lawdog]

Robert,

I have had one on my Benjamin for many years, It is accurate, holds up to the double-recoil, and even holds up to the constant pumping.

No offense but pump up air rifles, like the Benjamin/Sheridan, Crosman, etc., do not have the double recoil of springer rifles.  They don't require a scope that is air rifle approved.  You put that Tasco on a RWS 48 or any other springer type rifle and it most likely won’t last thru sight in.  Sorry but Tasco scopes just don't hold up to "springer" air rifles.  Lawdog
 

[dormin]

were made in Japan by Hakko.