[TerryBob]

I am thinking of putting a scope on my 50 inline. Is there any special considerations for a black powder rifle or will any regular scope do?

I am thinking of buying a not too expensive 3x9x32 Busnell or equivalent on raised rings.

Thanks in advance,

TerryBob

[4v50 Gary]

Unlike airguns, no special consideration. Have fun.

[TerryBob]

Thanks for the reply. I did not think that there should be but I have seen scopes advertised that were supposed to be for muzzle loaders. I cant imagine what the difference would be.

Take care and thanks again,

TerryBob

[Michigun]

“I cant imagine what the difference would be.”

Most of those “muzzleloader specific” scopes are parallax adjusted @ 50 or 75 yards… they may also have a heavier or a fancy crosshair… all of that stuff is more for the up close muzzleloader, but not much help (could actually be a hindrance) for the longer ranged muzzleloader.

I use a regular old 3x9x40mm Leupold on my muzzleloader… works great!

I would advise against the “raised rings” however, which I assume you’re talking about “see-through” mounts… I think that “see-through/raised ring” mounts are one of the all-time worst inventions for the gun… once you have a scope you’ll never use the irons anyway, that & you’ll loose mucho “cheek-weld” which is bad news. Those mounts also crank your ‘sight-plane’ waaaay above the bore axis. The lower the scope the better.

[TerryBob]

Yep, I'm talking about "See Through Mounts". I understand all of your points on mounting the scope high and partially agree with you.

I have a 30 30 set up that way and works out great for distances of 150 yards of less (30 30 range). I can find a moving target faster with the iron sights and simply raise my noggin just a little for the close up look. Also, I've had friends look at a deer that was too close to them through a scope and could only see fur.

If I can ever afford a nicer rifle in .270 .308 or 30-06, I will take your advice because these calibers can shoot far enough that I will need the scope held tighter to the barrel.

Thanks for the reply,

TerryBob

[1911]

Other than what has been posted about blackpowder scopes one of the things you need to consider is the amount of recoil the scope is going to be under and how well is it sealed.

I never had any luck getting cheap scopes to work on my inlines.Seems that they were rattling loose or fine bits of power were being blown through the seals.

My advice is save yourself some headache and buy a 4x Nikon scope as a minimum. It will do all you can do and then some.

They didn’t get the nick name Crapnell and Trashco for nothing.