Thermal Scopes

[street]

Has anyone put a thermal scope on a spring airgun i have a Air arms TX 200 HC was wondering if it would damage the scope .

[Shed tuner]

I'd not do it; expensive experiment. Also the near zero eye relief on some models could be a problem. Finally, think about the weight of the rig too.

Maybe just use a thermal monocular to spot ?

[TonyL]

Fully agree with the above.

[rapidresponse1]

and me too

[bill57]

Pulsar are rated up to .375H&H, personally I can't see why not?

Thermions are rated for 6000 Joules shock resistance, their documentation clearly says they can be used on air rifles/pellet guns and there is nothing in the text that excludes spring powered ones.

[Bellycrawler]

I'm of the understanding thermal are used on powder burners so should be OK on springers as long as they aren't kicking like a mule.

[Shed tuner]

many firearms scopes break on springers, as they are only designed for backwards recoil, not the backwards and then forwards of a springer.

not saying they won't work, just that you can't infer one from the other...

[bill57]

Having said that, there would need to be a very compelling reason to make me use a thermal scope on a springer. Even if that reason was that I only had a springer, if I was spending the kind of cash that thermal requires, I would buy a PCP. You could pick up something quite servicable for this type of shooting for not a great deal of cash.

Make sure it's easy to load in the dark

[Shed tuner]

I agree.. a Kral multishot PCP for ~£250 secondhand with a decent picatinny rail would seem far more suitable !