is this true?
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is this true?
at one time i had a friend of mine give me my old aimpoint red dot. i gave him a new weaver K 2.5 fixed power. he gave it back to me today and during the course of our conversation i told him i wanted to put it on my vixen but was worried about the heavy recoil. he said he knew a guy that had the same scope on a 45/70 lever gun for years and the scope was able to take it. i sure hope this is true because with the low magnification i don't shake near as much as i do with a 4X or stronger scope. i put it on the vixen and it feels real good. being as how i can't afford a scope at this time this would be a very good thing if it could take it. it has a duplex reticle which gives me 3 aiming points. can't wait to hear from you guys.
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you're right bob. a crossbow scope would be better but mama says we ain't got the funds right now. weaver says this 2.5 X is built for heavy recoiling brush guns and the duplex reticle will give me the three aiming points i'm wanting. i like the size of it too and the way it fits. looks good.bstout wrote:There shouldn't be any problem using the Weaver. I'm assuming it's a rifle scope. A shotgun scope would work better. A crossbow scope would work best.
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I know that it is late in the game, but Weaver (Meade Instruments) will reset the parallax on that scope to fifty yards for a nominal fee. Additionally, I would not worry about using the K2.5 on a crossbow. Weavers hold up on spring piston air rifles, and they eat scopes! In fact, I had a Weaver RV7 on my Weihrauch HW95 (a.k.a. Beeman R-9) for over a year without a problem. I moved that scope to a Savage Mk IIG only because I purchased an AO scope for the HW95.
BTW, the K2.5 (along with the entire Weaver line) is made by Light Optical Works in Japan. Light Optical Works manufacturers high-quality scopes that are sold under high-end American brand names (e.g., Bushnell Elite and Nightforce scopes). IMHO, Light Optical Works produces a higher quality product than does Leupold.
BTW, the K2.5 (along with the entire Weaver line) is made by Light Optical Works in Japan. Light Optical Works manufacturers high-quality scopes that are sold under high-end American brand names (e.g., Bushnell Elite and Nightforce scopes). IMHO, Light Optical Works produces a higher quality product than does Leupold.