Thread: Rimfire scope on 30-30

Been offered a Weaver RV-7 rimfire scope what I would like to use on a 30-30. Would it stand up for the recoil? Just 150 gr low vel loads no ftx or heavy loads.

Yeah. Nah. There are Centrefire scopes similarly sized. Do it right first time

Its a good brand can't see why it wouldn't work I use air rifle scopes on some of my centre fires without any problems

Air rifle scopes are normally made a lot stronger than rim fire scopes. Those springer air rifles produce a fair rattle.

"Rimfire" probably indicates a nearer parallax setting also.

As Timmay says its probably more of a parallax setting issue than anything else-and rimfire parallax settings would seem better on a 3030 than most centerfire settings

Parrallax probably wont matter on a 3030 especially if its top eject and has a side mount.

Originally Posted by northdude

Its a good brand can't see why it wouldn't work I use air rifle scopes on some of my centre fires without any problems

air rifle scopes are tougher than centerfire scopes due to the spring powered air rifles being very tough on scopes a normal scope on a "spring" air rifle would be shaken to bits

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

air rifle scopes are tougher than centerfire scopes due to the spring powered air rifles being very tough on scopes a normal scope on a "spring" air rifle would be shaken to bits

The backward(normal) then rapid forward (abnormal) recoil of high power springers just fucks cheap rimfire scopes.

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personally I would stick with a proper centerfire scope
I have a compact sightron(big sky?)11 4x32 here I'm not using be awesome for a 30-30 I was going to keep it as a spare but if you realy need a good scope pm me and we might be able to help you out if that's ok with @Barefoot the guy who helped me out with it when I was the one in need

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

The backward(normal) then rapid forward (abnormal) recoil of high power springers just fucks cheap rimfire scopes.

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even low end cente rfire scopes never tried it with a good one don't have that sort of money to chuck away
I shoot pcps so don't have recoil issues to contend with but an ao or side focus with a min distance of 10m not 50 like most scopes is a bonus of an proper airgun scope

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

even low end cente rfire scopes never tried it with a good one don't have that sort of money to chuck away
I shoot pcps so don't have recoil issues to contend with but an ao or side focus with a min distance of 10m not 50 like most scopes is a bonus of an proper airgun scope

Killed a vx3 on a springer a few years back, was very annoyed

Originally Posted by res

Killed a vx3 on a springer a few years back, was very annoyed

At least if genuine it would have been fully covered under warrenty

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Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

I have a compact sightron(big sky?)11 4x32 here I'm not using be awesome for a 30-30 I was going to keep it as a spare but if you realy need a good scope pm me and we might be able to help you out if that's ok with @Barefoot the guy who helped me out with it when I was the one in need

It's fine by me if you want to pass it on Rambo.

Originally Posted by Boar Freak

Been offered a Weaver RV-7 rimfire scope what I would like to use on a 30-30. Would it stand up for the recoil? Just 150 gr low vel loads no ftx or heavy loads.

Good strong scope, with fully multi coated optics. Bult by Light Optics in Japan. Same optical quality as the V9 tested by Tracey Short a while back for Duley's magazine but slightly more rugged.