Rimfire Scope Advice

[Potashminer]

Get a dedicated scope that isn't for black powder. It'll be more fare to yourself and your son. You can get just fine optics for a decent price. I wouldn't use that BP one for anything other than BP.

I own a number of rimfire and other scopes - I am really curious to hear what is the thing about a "black powder" scope that makes it unsuitable for a rimfire???

 

[Hunter7]

My advice would be to get a scope with adjustable parallax/focus if you are planning on doing any shooting at 100 yards or more. I have Leupold Freedom rimfire 3-9x40 on my SR22 and while it is am awesome scope, it is parallax adjusted to 60 yards and I find it starting to get a little out of focus and not as clear when I am shooting closer to 100 yards or more. I would not buy another one for that reason.

 

[p.Rundle]

Good advice i suppose. I'm never going to shoot black powder, certainly not scoped: what is the difference in this scope? Is it just the reticle or is there a parallax difference, etc.

I own a number of rimfire and other scopes - I am really curious to hear what is the thing about a "black powder" scope that makes it unsuitable for a rimfire???

The reticle on those is (generally) much, much thicker. There is nothing physically unsuitable, but if you're going to be doing precision rimfire shooting (headshots on gophers etc.) it doesn't help. Hell, I can find the reticle on my Nikon Prostaff II 4-12 to be a little thick for bullseye shooting at 50 meters if I'm not wearing my prescription lenses. I would point you in the Nikon direction, Target, but they aren't really an option anymore...Additionally, BP scopes are often in a less versatile range. That's a bit of a generalization, but I've found it to true in my limited exposure to BP stuff in general. If you really want to know, try mounting it and see how it works for you. Could be a winner.

I personally like either a fixed 4x or a 4-12x for my .22's, depending on the use.

 

[ALBERTA BOY]

^they are great scopes, I have one on this 16" 452. Great scope, I don't think I've used this gun since the photo was taken. lol

While I'm just getting it mounted, I recently bought a Burris FF E1 4.5-14x42 with their "Ballistic Plex" reticle, side focus. I've been wanting to try one of these for a LONG time, and finally have the right gun to put under it-my T1x. Anyhow, I've yet to zero, or shoot with it..but based on what I see, one might end-up on another rimfire before too long. REALLY nice glass, love the reticle.

Hey man. I use the same scope and same rings on my 457. Not to be “that guy” but while the rings do clamp on the receiver in that way, they will fit better on the 11mm dovetail and be level with the receiver if you put the dimples in the down position as per the manual. They appear to be clamping in a strange angle in that pic. Try it the other way, you’ll be happier!