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Originally Posted by KC911
I could have included you in the thread title too...
Opted for a .177 without a scope...doubt I'll add one after just a handful of shots from 30 yds or so with the open sights. When my uncle was asking last week, I told him he had probably just cost me some $....now he's gonna pay for that  . |
Good plan. These things don't really need scopes, and they are awfully hard on them anyway. That, and a scope ruins the wonderful "feel" and balance of these rifles. They come equipped with outstanding open sights anyway.
That said, I did put a Williams peep sight on mine. Actually, all but two of my air rifles have the Williams peep on them. That's just a personal preference, though, coupled with aging eyes.
The two I have scoped are purely for my night time rat shooting. One is my RWS 48 side-cocker, the other is my hot rodded Benjamin 392 pneumatic. The RWS 48 has destroyed two scopes already, a cheap Leapers that is supposed to be suitable for high powered springers, and a Bushnell. It now wears a Weaver rimfire scope, which they rate for springers. This is a really big, ungainly, heavy rifle to begin with, so mounting a scope doesn't really ruin its aesthetic appeal. It didn't have any to begin with. The 34 is just too nice to encumber like that.