Air rifle telescopic sights

[123hotchef]

I have always found that my sights **** after a while with the recoil.
I tried for that extra tweak last week and snapped the screw, so dril it out and all good again.
But they still shift.
I have thought of welding the on but believe it would be sacralage to do so.
The rifle is a old Baikal.
I see newer air rifle have indent pins to stop this.
Any other ideas welcome too.

 

[Shox Dr]

Is it fitted with an Arrester block?

 

[123hotchef]

Is it fitted with an Arrester block?

Nope

 

[Shox Dr]

It will help, bearing in mind its a Baikal.
Are lenses still in one piece

 

[123hotchef]

It will help, bearing in mind its a Baikal.
Are lenses still in one piece

I thought Baikal were a decent rifle, huh I was missled was I.
Yes lenses are still all good.

 

[Shox Dr]

I thought Baikal were a decent rifle, huh I was missled was I.
Yes lenses are still all good.

Old experiances with single barrelled Baikals taint my opinions

 

[123hotchef]

Old experiances with single barrelled Baikals taint my opinions

Mine is a 1.77 break barrel

 

[Shox Dr]

Mine is a 1.77 break barrel

piccys please

 

[123hotchef]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sportsmatch-Universal-Arrestor-Raiser-Block/dp/B072JQ4D4B

ordered this to try

 

[123hotchef]

piccys please

Here we go

 

[Shox Dr]

Old school. The block wil help but TBH those mounts are poop.

whats the scope mag

 

[123hotchef]

Old school. The block wil help but TBH those mounts are poop.

whats the scope mag

they are poop! scope is 4x20

 

[Shox Dr]

they are poop! scope is 4x20

Yeah, I had a Relum as a kid, USSR country made, stamped rails like yours simular scope and mounts. My old BSA cadet was better with fixed iron sights

Bought a Original 45 in .177 with a 4x40 with machined mounts for my 13th Bday. never looked back. well util the Rapid 7

 

[123hotchef]

Yeah, I had a Relum as a kid, USSR country made, stamped rails like yours simular scope and mounts. My old BSA cadet was better with fixed iron sights

Bought a Original 45 in .177 with a 4x40 with machined mounts for my 13th Bday. never looked back. well util the Rapid 7

this has adjuatble iron sights as standard! I was using them when the scope peeeed me off!

 

[123hotchef]

so are there better sights/mounts available to fit these rails

 

[6ply]

I have always found that my sights **** after a while with the recoil.
I tried for that extra tweak last week and snapped the screw, so dril it out and all good again.
But they still shift.
I have thought of welding the on but believe it would be sacralage to do so.
The rifle is a old Baikal.
I see newer air rifle have indent pins to stop this.
Any other ideas welcome too.

Loctite? Never tried it with this application but it might work.

Anyway, what sort of airgun is this to have so much recoil? I used to have a springer back in the day and scope shift was never a problem.

 

[123hotchef]

i am happy to try some loctite, I have plenty of that here, bearing fix or something similar?
It is a springer brake barrel, not megga recoil not like a 303 rifle or L98 but more than a .22 rifle for sure

 

[Gavlar]

A springer, especially some of the cheaper options, will have more recoil than a .22lr. It will have two elements to the recoil, the first as the spring and piston go forward and the scecond, much sharper one as the piston stops dead as it hits the end of the cylinder. It's likely the second one is whats causing your scope to shift. As others have stated, those mounts aren't up to the job. I'm not familier with your rifle or the scope but if the dovetails are a standard size and the scope a standard diameter, a good enough pair of double screw mounts can be had for well under a tenner.

 

[addjunkie]

Sounds like you need a better scope designed for centerfire.

or bin it and buy one of these

Rifles - FX Airguns

fxairguns.com

 

[123hotchef]

A springer, especially some of the cheaper options, will have more recoil than a .22lr. It will have two elements to the recoil, the first as the spring and piston go forward and the scecond, much sharper one as the piston stops dead as it hits the end of the cylinder. It's likely the second one is whats causing your scope to shift. As others have stated, those mounts aren't up to the job. I'm not familier with your rifle or the scope but if the dovetails are a standard size and the scope a standard diameter, a good enough pair of double screw mounts can be had for well under a tenner.

the scope is narrow actually, only .75" most mounts I can find are for 1" scopes