FT scope for a break barrel springer

[mrgeoff]

Thanks!

The stock seems to be pretty well fitted, I know I can lift my head slightly, and will need to for the bigger bell on the FT scope.
The HW barrel lifts quite a long way, I don’t think pushing the scope into the break barrel zone is much of an option.

Just got to continue the search for a shorter scope, either the Leupold Comp x45 series, or for even more money a Delta Stryker!!!

TBH, I may just get a Hawke Airmax 24x scope to get me going, my friend seems to do ok on only 18 mag, it’s only a bit of fun?

[JerryD]

Which club are you shooting with? Can the experienced club members give any advice?

Also, you say you have an FT stock - does it have adjustable cheekpiece and buttpad? If so, a high mounted scope is not a problem to deal with. I have a Pro-Elite in a CS800 fitted with a Leupold 18-40x44 EFR and have no issues with barrel clearance.



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[ElmerFudd.177]

What about a first focal plane scope that way you could adjust the mag to suit your target range.

[lensman57]

Thanks!

The stock seems to be pretty well fitted, I know I can lift my head slightly, and will need to for the bigger bell on the FT scope.
The HW barrel lifts quite a long way, I don’t think pushing the scope into the break barrel zone is much of an option.

Just got to continue the search for a shorter scope, either the Leupold Comp x45 series, or for even more money a Delta Stryker!!!

TBH, I may just get a Hawke Airmax 24x scope to get me going, my friend seems to do ok on only 18 mag, it’s only a bit of fun?

I had an Airmax 8X32X50 which I sold. The image was soft at anything above 16X to my eyes and it also displayed a sort of tunnel effect. I kept my C-More 3X30X56 which is crystal clear to about 26X and it actually is a pretty compact scope for its spec.

A.G

[mrgeoff]

Although the C-More is a little heavy, it’s a good fit for the rifle, good price too :-)

Thanks.

[bozzer]

TBH, I may just get a Hawke Airmax 24x scope to get me going, my friend seems to do ok on only 18 mag, it’s only a bit of fun?

Geoff

The reason for most FT shooters suggesting mag of 30+ is for rangefinding the longer targets. A lot of shooters don't shoot on high mag. They just use it to rangefind and then wind the mag down to about 20. There is less wobble on hold at 20x than 40x ( noticeable ).

When I shot the first Recoil Champs at Anston in HFT mode I shot on 9x and used a simple 30/30 ret. After half hour's practice I could easily tell the difference, using the ret and the kill, between a 50 and 55 yard target. Close enough anyway. So you don't have to use very high mag to range. You could use a scope of around 18 - 24 mag if it physically fits your set up. You can then use the ret ( mil dots would be preferred ) to check the range via the kill zone or the faceplate hinge to kill. In HFT this became more difficult as course setters knew that shooters were using the rets to rangefind, so they started altering plates and/or kills to make non standard sizes to confuse shooters.

In FT there is no such concern to fool shooters, as everyone uses high mag to range via focus. So most FT targets are still standard plates with standard 40mm kills or 25mm kills. So you could easily learn to use your ret to range and use a much lower mag scope that fits your rifle.