Old bushnell scopechief 3-8 rimfire scope on a .22mag rifle??

[LuckyLuc82]

Is it ok to put an older bushnell scopechief rimfire 3-8 scope on a .22mag rifle?? It's a great scope and I want to use it on my mossberg chuckster .22mag but I don't want to ruin it, am I ok to use it or not so much?

Yes I know there is an optics section but I'd rather get advice from rimfire experts, optics has way too many keltec RFB lovers....

 

[jethunter]

The old bushnells were robust and the .22 mag isn't a hard recoiling rifle. Go for it. My first .22 had a bushnell rimfire scope and i used it for years.

 

[LuckyLuc82]

What about scope bases, this particular scope isn't round all around, on the bottom the scope is squared off.. Never seen that before, does it need special rings?

 

[Therion]

I am certainly NOT an expert on optics.
I assume that this scope does not have an adjustable objective.
Thus, would parallax be an issue??
Therion

 

[t-star]

if it's square on the bottom , it doesn't use a ring at all- it's a claw affair that clamps to that "rail " on the bottom and into the 3/8s groove on 22 receivers- old bushnell scopes used that system- and a really oddball allen key that doesn't fit anything else- the way around the allen key was to mill a slot in the screws- lose the claw and you may be screwed unless you can have one made

 

[Johan22]

Parallax can be adjusted on a scope, I prefer to buy regular Leupold scopes and adjust parallax for rimfire distances, on my rimfire rifles.

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

Without the slotted mount, the scope is literally useless. You could try round rings but they would have to be too far apart for the action dovetail slots.

 

[jethunter]

I am certainly NOT an expert on optics.
I assume that this scope does not have an adjustable objective.
Thus, would parallax be an issue??
Therion

It was designed as a .22 scope and the paralax is set accordingly. Doesn't need an AO.

 

[LuckyLuc82]

K now I realize I need the mounts for this scope, anyone have a set laying around? Here is a pic of the scope for reference.

 

[camster]

They are fine rimfire scopes!

The last Cooey64 I sold went with one (fixed 4x)...now Dragonshooter uses it to beat me! I like that you can mount the scope very far back...no rings to limit mounting position. Also, it's a very rigid set-up.

I would call around to gunshops/sportin' stores. These were very popular scopes and, I'm sure there's a base for one out there. You could also run an ad in the EE and, be on the lookout at shows. I don't think I been to a show where there wasn't one there (usually about 15$'s).

 

[camster]

Sorry about the poor picture...it's one of 2 I still have on Photobucket. You can see the "mount" here. It's about 3"long, grips top n' bottom.

There were many of these scopes so, someone, somewhere still has the mount.

 

[t-star]

if and when you find a clamp, be sure and machine a slot in the screws- you WON'T find an allen key to fit- it's not metric or english, but some wierd size you won't find anywhere else- i came across mine years ago, found it rounded out, and dremeled a slot instead- so even THEIR key doesn't fit properly- otherwise it would have matched perfectly- there's also a torx head that works,but WHO carries a torx in their pocket- but everyone has a slotted screwdriver or can improvise one