Originally Posted by
Geezer
I definitely stand to be corrected, but I think the 80s Sportviews were actually a value-priced big game/.22LR scope that airgunners adopted because of a combination of OK quality, affordable price, and features.
Most of the 80s airgun scopes were re-purposed CF/RF ones. Even the little Beeman SS1 and SS2s. The latter in particular were popular with the appropriate carry handle mount as an AR15 scope.
The only one I can think of that might have been deliberately spec’d for air guns was the Tasco AG (AG being the give-away). Though I can’t rule out that the AG thing was clever marketing of something not originally aimed at the airgun user.