DougCxx
Member
By Beeman Short Scopes I mean the SS1, SS2/SS2LR and SS3, produced pre-1992, at which point the Beeman company was sold to Crosman and dropped a lot of their high-quality merchandise.
On an airgun forum there was a discussion about how the auctions of these scopes always rockets in the last few minutes, and I noted that I have seen a lot of photos online of various military-type rifles with these scopes: M16/Colts, FN/FAL's, HK's, etc--guns which are not inexpensive.
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I wasn't sure of where to ask about this: scopes are an accessory but also because of how these scopes seem to be commonly used on one particular type of arm. I haven't ever seen one on a typical field hunting rifle, for instance.
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I have a 66RL on an airgun, so I know some things about these scopes: built pretty well by Hakko, and as I remember, rather not cheap when new. Why are the short scopes so popular for this use? Is there just nothing else comparable in function and cost?
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On an airgun forum there was a discussion about how the auctions of these scopes always rockets in the last few minutes, and I noted that I have seen a lot of photos online of various military-type rifles with these scopes: M16/Colts, FN/FAL's, HK's, etc--guns which are not inexpensive.
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I wasn't sure of where to ask about this: scopes are an accessory but also because of how these scopes seem to be commonly used on one particular type of arm. I haven't ever seen one on a typical field hunting rifle, for instance.
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I have a 66RL on an airgun, so I know some things about these scopes: built pretty well by Hakko, and as I remember, rather not cheap when new. Why are the short scopes so popular for this use? Is there just nothing else comparable in function and cost?
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