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I want to remove the 4 power fixed scope on my RWS Air Rifle (scope quality is poor...) and install a Red Dot Sight on this springer type air rifle, that is it's a piston driven - break barrel. It's pretty zippy, able to sling out a pellet at a claimed 1000 fps.

However, I'll have to get a dovetail (11 mm) to a picatinny adapter to install the red dot sight.

Crosman tells me if I get a red dot able to withstand 5.56 round it'll ...probably...hold up.

I say 'probably' as springer pellet rifles have a 'similar' but not exact recoil that 'can' and have trashed red dot sights.

I've researched to discover there's no such thing as a springer dedicated red dot sight as such for a pellet rifle.

Anyone here done this and if so, how well did it work out, i.e., did the red dot hold up? And, what brands/models of adapter and red dot did you install?

Thanks!


Any of you done this

Can't help you on the red dot but there are lots of dovetail to Picatinny adapters available. Even on amazon for $8-$15 depending on the style and size you want.

Years ago I had a RWS (1200 fps) and it ruined a few rimfire scopes... I finally bought a good airgun scope. I would think a red dot suitable for 5.56 or greater could handle it. You could always buy the cheap red dot that was reviewed here not long ago since it was inexpensive. (also on amazon for under $30 !)

Thank you for your input.

Late yesterday, I bought the Amazon dovetail to picatinny adapter. ($10.00) includes freight cost, though they claim freight is free.

I also bought an el cheapo Red Dot sight (they claim) originally sold for over $60.00, will work on AR's, now on sale for $18.99. Freight cost almost $8.00, but still overall that's a low cost for a Red Dot sight.

It garnered pretty good reviews, in fact, a high majority.

If it gets trashed, I won't be out of a lot of money.

Without doubt, I could buy an airgun scope and it'd hold up. Problem is I want a Red Dot sight, not a scope.



We'll see...

Years ago while pursuing an interest in air rifles what I read indicated that spring air rifles are hard on optics because of recoil in both directions. Not necessarily equal in both directions, but have a direction that typical smokeless powder rifles don't have that the optics do not deal with well.

Mike