shotgun scope vs rifle scope

[6.5x55swm]

settle an argument, which would the "tougher" scope? I would say they are the same

 

[Snider shooter]

I don’t see any difference. I have a shotgun scope on a rifle, also a rifle scope on a shotgun. They work well on my 12 ga and 303.

 

[IronCanadian]

Marketing.

 

[Butcherbill]

I don’t know about tougher but you will notice a difference in eye relief with some rifle scopes vs a shotgun/muzzle loader scope, I know this from experience lol.

 

[TreMoR]

parallax not the same too

 

[kjohn]

I have a Leupold "shotgun" scope on a CZ Bushman 455 .22. Other than an odd kind of reticle, it works just fine. There are a pile of dead gophers to back that statement.

 

[bunny]

I have several Leupold shotgun muzzleloader scopes on regular hunting rifles. They are great for heavy timber, the thin wire of the duplex reticle covers about 1" at 100 yards, also the parallax is set for a shorter range. According to Leupold they are equally durable to there other product lines.

 

[Bad Bob]

parallax not the same too

Rifle scopes parallex is generally set at 100yards (Leupolds are set at 150 ) whereas shotgun and for that matter rimfire scopes are set at 50 yards (Leupolds are 60) , some shotgun scopes are set to 75 yards. This is why rifle scopes will not allow consistent accuracy and zero.

 

[Recce21]

Ding ding ding!

We have a winner.

Parallax set to 50 or 60 yards versus 150 yards or adjustable parallax.
Shotgun specific reticle vs. Rifle oriented

Marketing.

 

[Dogleg]

It’s not real hard to adjust the parallax on a non AO scope to make it more suitable for a different application.

 

[Cameron SS]

Parallax set to 50 or 60 yards versus 150 yards or adjustable parallax.
Shotgun specific reticle vs. Rifle oriented

Neither of which speak to the OPs question re toughness.

Maybe I am shopping at the wrong stores, but I can't say that I have ever seen a scope particularly marketed as a rifle scope or shot gun scope, although some are clearly designed for shotgun applications.

In any event I suspect there is a greater degree of variation between a good rifle scope and a crap rifle scope than there is between a rifle scope and shotgun scope of the same relative quality/price point.

 

[Scrumbag]

I thought it was just parallax setting difference..?

 

[6.5x55swm]

I don't care about parallax, maybe should have ask which scope would handle lots of heavy recoil, I realize that a used leupold would be better than any new tasco

 

[Suther]

You get what you pay for with optics. A shotgun scope is no different from a rifle scope from a durability perspective.

 

[Recce21]

Neither of which speak to the OPs question re toughness.

Exactly. I didnt say anything about "toughness" because there is no difference to note.

 

[bunny]

I don't care about parallax, maybe should have ask which scope would handle lots of heavy recoil, I realize that a used leupold would be better than any new tasco

I have and still do ,run leupold shotgun scopes on my .458 WM rifles with no issues, they are tough!!

 

[TheTooner]

Shotgun scope or rifle scope, the toughness depends on how tough the maker made it.