Episode 40 – Selecting a Scope
We hope you are ready to get the scoop on scopes. This episode covers everything you could want to know about scope fit and eye relief along with picking the proper magnification for your needs. Don’t forget to stick around until the end to get the breakdown on the different reticle options out there. Crosshair, Duplex and Mil-dot reticles all have their applications. Which is right for you?
Tom Gaylord (B.B. Pelletier)
Tom Gaylord is known as The Godfather of Airguns™ and has been an airgunner for over a half-century, but it was the Beeman company in the 1970s that awoke a serious interest in airguns. Until then, all he knew were the inexpensive American airguns. Through the pages of the Beeman catalog, he learned about adult airguns for the first time.
In 1994, Tom started The Airgun Letter with his wife, Edith. This monthly newsletter was designed to bring serious reports about airguns to the American public. The newsletter and Airgun Revue, a sister magazine about collectible airguns, was published from 1994 until 2002, when Tom started Airgun Illustrated -- the first American newsstand magazine about airguns.
Tom worked for three years as technical director at AirForce Airguns, the makers of the Talon, Condor, and Escape precharged air rifles. Today, he writes about airguns and firearms for various publications and websites. He also makes videos, and you'll find short clips embedded in some of his artices on Pyramyd Air's website.
Tom is a consultant to Pyramyd Air and writes under the name of B.B. Pelletier.
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I only been an air gunner a few years , however Tom Gaylord and Pyramyd Air have made my experience so so enjoyable .Pyramyd Air is #1 and Tom is THE MAN ——————-John — AKA –Papa Smurf
Papa Smurf,
Thank you fore those kind words.
Tom
More useful stuff, thanks.
G’day BB,
Wow! Did not know you are now a superstar! Great show!
I would have agreed with everything you said except I now shoot DTL trap. The cheek weld and stance are probably the most important basic concepts for shotguns as the eye/s are the back sight. So with the Marauder I would adjust the drop at the comb so that my eye and scope reticule would be in alignment every time I mounted the gun instead of having to move my head/face around to see through the scope. High mounted scopes would have a larger drop at the heel to fit the shoulder. Some of the new rifle stocks I have seen have similar adjustable stocks to shotguns.
Just a thought Too pedantic?
Cheers Bob
Bob,
Welcome to the videos! You are right about adjusting the stock. Rifles like the Marauder have a magazine that sticks up above the receiver, so the scope must be mounted about that, not only to clean the mag, but also to give room to remove and install it. That’s why high rings are used. The good news is they usually have an adjustable cheekpiece that allows you to align with the scope every time.
B.B.
Great video on scopes. Do you have a video or article on camera mounts for scopes? I’m not talking big DSLR cameras but just digital pocket cameras? I’ve tried looking online but can only find videos on camera mounts for regular rifles not air rifles such as the break barrels.
Thanks B.B.
herblady
herblady,
Welcome to the videos!
Sorry, but I have no information on video camera mounts for scoped rifles.
Tom