What a scope can handle.

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Quite often there are threads asking "will x scope handle y rifle?". It's pretty standard that Leupold M4's and Nightforce's can handle just about anything you put them on top of. But is there any sort of reference chart or way of finding out for sure (without buying it and finding out the hard way) what a particular scope or scope line can stand up to without them turning into rattles after 100 rounds?
How does one find out if a Leupold VX3 can handle a .50BMG or if a Bushnell 4200Elite can withstand a 406 Cheytac?
Obviously, the argument can be made that if your spending several thousand dollars on an extra large caliber rifle, you shouldn't cheap out on the optics. But for people who dont want to spend $1500-2000+ on a scope, how do you know what's adequate? Do you ask the guy selling it? I've met more than a few gun store employees who just barely know which way the muzzle faces let alone how the scope is made or what it's made for. Outside of an advertisment saying "tested with 100,000 rounds of .375 H&H" or ".50BMG friendly".......how do you know?
 
There's a reference made on snipercountry that Ronnie Barret(sp?) of Barret firearms uses a Bushnell 4200 on his 50 BMG. If that's the case than I would be comfortable running a Bushnell on anything less than 50 BMG with no worries.

TDC
 
Its very difficult to say, if the scope is not installed properly and rings and bases are not up to par even the most high end Euro scope will seems to fail. To many variables in question. Most decent scopes now a day's hold up pretty good.
 
Air rifle scopes are not any tougher they are just built differently!
If you put a high quality rifle scope on an Air rifle you will destroy it in short order. Rifle scopes are designed to take recoil in the opposite direction than your average air rifle scope. Air rifle = Air rifle scope!

Scott
 
True, but a quality air rifle scope is actally better suited to some centerfires than a rifle scope! See, in a regular scope, the lenses are braced in fron of the lense, with little reiforcement behind it. This is because centerfires recoil rearward.....Airgun scopes have bracing front and rear to deal with the "dual direction" recoil of the springer rifles. The springers actually recoil forwards because of the piston slamming forward.

I actually prefer some higher end airgun scopes on centerfires! Case in point: the M14. The 14 is known to eat scopes, not because of the rearward recoil (the scopes are made for that) but because of the forward recoil (from the heavy bolt slamming forward)....AG scopes work perfect for these.

Ryan
 
TDC said:
There's a reference made on snipercountry that Ronnie Barret(sp?) of Barret firearms uses a Bushnell 4200 on his 50 BMG. If that's the case than I would be comfortable running a Bushnell on anything less than 50 BMG with no worries.

TDC
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A 7 lb rifle in .458 or .375 will be harder on a scope than a very heavy 50 bmg rifle. As the weight of the heavy rifle absorbs a lot of the recoil.
 
Wrong Way said:
True, but a quality air rifle scope is actally better suited to some centerfires than a rifle scope! See, in a regular scope, the lenses are braced in fron of the lense, with little reiforcement behind it. This is because centerfires recoil rearward.....Airgun scopes have bracing front and rear to deal with the "dual direction" recoil of the springer rifles. The springers actually recoil forwards because of the piston slamming forward.

I actually prefer some higher end airgun scopes on centerfires! Case in point: the M14. The 14 is known to eat scopes, not because of the rearward recoil (the scopes are made for that) but because of the forward recoil (from the heavy bolt slamming forward)....AG scopes work perfect for these.

Ryan
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Do you recommend any particular brand or style?
 
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