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Air rifle scope mount question

Forgive the slightly off topic post.

I recently picked up a beeman RX-2 in .20 and would like to scope it with a Weaver V-16. This gas spring air rifle really punishes scopes from what I have read.

My question concerns mounts. Beeman makes a nice, steel, one-piece mount (#5040) as well as a similar mount that has rubber bushings to help absord the 2-direction recoil.

I want to know if the 5040 would be sufficient or if the "dampa" mount is a better choice to preserve my investment in optics.

Also, would accuracy suffer from having the scope "float" on flexible rubber bushings?

I know these are fairly specific questions, but I'm hoping some one here has experience with this stuff. I've read a few useful discussions on gun-related topics on RCM in the past. I also asked in the air gun group.

Thanks.

Jeff Dantzler Seattle, WA

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Jeff Dantzler
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Yes indeed. I blew out a Leopold scope that came off my 375 H&H with about 25 shots from a Feinwerkbau spring gun.

A V-16? Thats a scope that is designed from scratch for useage on a spring gun.

Personally, Id go with the solid mount. The impulse is over in a faction of a second with a solid mount. Rubber mounts, even on electronic equipment, tend to bounce for many times as long. YMMV of course.

Gunner

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Gunner

Thanks Gunner.

JLD

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Jeff Dantzler

Jeff,

Near as I can figure, and what I've done is just get the scope designed for spring piston air rifles and use rigid mounts. Mine are made of brass, cause it's what I had and it's my favourite colour.....shiny.

I haven't yet had a problem. I think the trouble most people have with air rifle scopes is that they tend to look and feel cheap. And therefore think a better or more expensive scope should make for better accuracy.

Hope this helps,

Tinker

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Misty & Sean Foley

rcm...GUNS! phhphhphhp! Don't be silly!

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Old Nick

Lots of gunsmiths, both pro and amateur read this newsgroup. Lots of us started our home shops specifically so we could do such work.

Metalworking.....

Gunner

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- John Stewart Mill

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Gunner

And others have found them to be very handy for that, after the fact!

Jim

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jim rozen

Thanks. I ended up getting a fine deal on the rigid mount on eBay this past weekend. The scope I chose is a quality optic designed tough enough to stand up to air rifle use. It would also be happy on a .22 or an AR.

So you machined your own mount? Nice and appropriate metalworking content.

Cheers and thank you--Jeff

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Jeff Dantzler

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