Others Red dots on springers

[Sydney Monk]

Anyone use red dot scopes on their springers?
I have a couple of TruGlo’s I want to try out.

 

[Pumacarl]

The small pistol ones will work fine. They survive full power .45ACP slides going back and forth and heavy .44mag loads. The tubes ones I wouldn't count on. I have broken Tasco's (which actually use to be popular) and Sightron tube models along with some lesser brands. The less mass they have, and the lower it is, the less likely they will break themselves. I have never heard of a Trijicon RMR type of dot sight breaking from recoil. If your TruGlo is a Tru-Tec Micro or sub-compact you'll be fine.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I guess like a scope it's the build quality that will hold up prolonged springer use ..

 

[Pumacarl]

I guess like a scope it's the build quality that will hold up prolonged springer use ..

You know, and I'm only guessing on this one, but I have a feeling that even the cheap little compacts will last. They just don't have the mass to screw themselves up. Maybe if a springer vibrates violently, who knows? I'm sure we will hear about it, eventually.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Ok reading around folks use them on springers .. one was a .30 hatsan 135 .

Still it's how much the guts can take the springer hammering . Few 100? Few 1000? Maybe forever ?

Ol'springer it's junked good'ins right with not so good optics .. it's a you buy , you try, and hope it don't make ya cry thing

 

[Sydney Monk]

The small pistol ones will work fine. They survive full power .45ACP slides going back and forth and heavy .44mag loads. The tubes ones I wouldn't count on. I have broken Tasco's (which actually use to be popular) and Sightron tube models along with some lesser brands. The less mass they have, and the lower it is, the less likely they will break themselves. I have never heard of a Trijicon RMR type of dot sight breaking from recoil. If your TruGlo is a Tru-Tec Micro or sub-compact you'll be fine.

Thanks

Ok reading around folks use them on springers .. one was a .30 hatsan 135 .

Still it's how much the guts can take the springer hammering . Few 100? Few 1000? Maybe forever ?

Ol'springer it's junked good'ins right with not so good optics .. it's a you buy , you try, and hope it don't make ya cry thing

Very true sir. Only way to know is to try. I’ve got one on my Supercharger; we will see how it works out.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Thanks

Very true sir. Only way to know is to try. I’ve got one on my Supercharger; we will see how it works out.

Probly just fine...

 

[Mike Brown]

Anyone use red dot scopes on their springers?
I have a couple of TruGlo’s I want to try out.

I had a tube type red dot sight on my old Beeman C1 that held up for a while but eventually it's guts got shaken loose.