MTC Connect -on a springer?

[Mat E Lot]

Anyone got any thoughts or tried it, and what a scope.I looked through one during a dark and wet (bucketing down) HFT comp and was amazed by its clarity.I`d considered mounting one of the eight doughnuts to the occular end.Harry

[brian747]

be a hero Harry, its not really recomended for anything that recoils unless you like black eyes!!!!!!
regds brian

[Mat E Lot]

be a hero Harry, its not really recomended for anything that recoils unless you like black eyes!!!!!!
regds brian

I may need all eight of those doughnuts/ or am I one myself? Seriously anyone tried it?

[poison dwarf]

you could be the first to ignore the instructions on the box "not for recoiling rifles". Remember to post pics of the resulting damage/bruising to your head as a warning to others

[Nbishop65]

DON'T - the whole point of the VIPER CONNECT is to be close to the eye -literally within milimeters of the eye. Put it on a springer and you will get a blackeye or worse a cut eye. Even on a FAC PCP where the recoil is almost zero you still feel it against the eye.

[brian747]

i have a connect fitted to a fx verminator .177,
where it performs realy well and is suited to such a compact airgun,
regds brian

[Unframed Dave]

I've experienced a smack to the eyebrow from a webley exocet trying to get too close to the scope. It really, really flipping (careful choice of words there) hurts.

I use the connect on a hw100 and a stealth and like it a lot, but I wouldn't try it on a springer, I don't use the squishy rubber thingy, straight up to the metal. I just prefer it that way.

Dave

[Guy545]

I have not tried it but I would think on a gun like a Tx-200 or a HW97 it would be fine if you use the rubber eye piece. I'm using it on a R-10 FAC and I could set it up on a old BSA super star and see is it hurts not sure I can be botherede with the re-zeroing involved to doing the test. But I'm sure if on a heavy spring gun and using the rubber eye piece you will be fine. How about giving MTC a Call and asking i'm sure they would have tested it.

[Harry]

Just try it and if it dont work youll be the first doughnut with a black eye

[PCPShooter]

The clue is in the name of the scope - you will have Connect-ion

[Dave Ramshead]

If you try it, just make sure you get someone to video it & stck it on youtube

[PCPShooter]

If you try it, just make sure you get someone to video it & stck it on youtube

BRILLIANT

[Craig-P]

Sorry to throw a spanner in here but Gary loaned me one of the first model Connects to field test and I did so with it sitting on a Ruger 10/22. I never suffered so much as a flinch caused by the 'scope kiss', even when rapidly emptying the 25 shot magazine.
It did have the rubber eye cup fitted ( and I did let my mate 'have a go' first ) Perhaps the eye relief on the earlier models was fractionally different but it was most comfortable to shoot with and I'll buy another as soon as funds allow for a similar rifle I'm setting up.

Craig

[Mat E Lot]

Many thanks for all the advice and a good chuckle to boot regards Harry

[dogfight]

I was in a really awkward position a while ago trying to get a shot at a woodie. I was sort of lying on a slope head downwards whilst pointing my Hw97 upwards. Without realising the eyebell was touching me slightly I squeezed and straight away felt that warm trickle running down my face! I had a perfect semicircle cut into my eyebrow, took an age for the cut to heal - don't do it!!