.22 Scope on a .357 Carbine?

[HoosierQ]

I should think that a scope designed for a .22 would work well on a .357 bolt action carbine.

• Recoil is still pretty mild on the 357 carbine.
• The ranges will be similar.

Or am I thinking wrong here?

 

[bikemutt]

I wouldn't do it. Considering a .22 has about as close to zero felt recoil as imaginable, if the scope designer used that as a design parameter (in order to save money), it makes me wonder how much actual, repeated recoil it will handle.

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

I'd imagine a $40 blister pack Tasco from Wal-Mart would hold up better than the mentioned ".22 scope"

IMO I'd be looking at a minimum the ~$100 Bushnells, but a sub-$200 scope from Nikon,Redfield,Vortex etc. would be more than sufficient.

 

[SASS#23149]

'.22' scope covers a lot of ground. I have a 40 dollah Simmons on my . 357 Handi rifle,it's working fine.

 

[Haxby]

A lot of 22 scopes are made to work on springer airguns. Those scopes are probably as tough as anything.
I've read that Leupold rimfire models are built the same as their hunting scopes.
I'd trust my Weaver 4X28 on a 357, but I haven't actually done it.
There's a guy from Tract optics who's been posting on the 'Long Gun Sights and Accessories' section of this forum. They make rimfire scopes, and he might know about this.

 

[stiab]

If it is a decent scope it should work OK, basing that on the actual experience of shooting full house loads in my .357 carbine, with little or no felt recoil.

 

[aladdin]

A 357 bolt action carbine. Ruger 77/357 ? Yes a 22 also called rimfire scope is a good match.
The parallax on a rimfire scope will be set at 50 yrds. A regular centerfire scope usually has a 100 yrd. or more parallax setting. Unless you get a scope with AO. No worries about the scope holding up to the recoil. It works for for me on my 77/357.

 

[HoosierQ]

A 357 bolt action carbine. Ruger 77/357 ? Yes a 22 also called rimfire scope is a good match.
The parallax on a rimfire scope will be set at 50 yrds. A regular centerfire scope usually has a 100 yrd. or more parallax setting. Unless you get a scope with AO. No worries about the scope holding up to the recoil. It works for for me on my 77/357.

Yep. 77/357. Love it. Tiny front brass bead hard for older eyes to see well.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Try an air rifle scope -- air rifles, due to their piston action, actually take more punishment that most centerfire scopes.

 

[Hookeye]

I'd put a Leupold rimfire on it and not sweat a thing.

 

[BCRider]

Unless the rifle is a VERY light carbine and the scope a cheap piece o' junk I can't see the recoil hurting any of them.

Not a big deal on it being a .22 scope. Instead I'd be more concerned about the optical quality when zoomed in. A lot of the cheap scopes look fine when zoomed back but become fuzzy or have other issues when zoomed to the higher magnification ranges. I've got a Simmons scope that is "just OK" when zoomed in. An only slightly more expensive Nikon Prostaff rimfire model has WAY better optical performance. For the best bang for the buck I gotta say that the Nikon rimfire models seem to be a great option for quality vs price.

An older BSA (made in Asia) "Sweet .22" scope I also have is again OK until zoomed in to maximum magnification. Then it's not even as good as the Simmons. But it was less costly too.

 

[CraigC]

A good Weaver, Nikon or Leupold rimfire scope should be about perfect. Most shotgun scopes are also set parallax free at 50-75yds. That said, I've never experienced parallax issues with lower power variables at shorter ranges. I've shot some tiny 50yd groups with my CZ 452FS with a Leupold VariX-II 1-4x.

 

[bman940]

scope

All of Nikon's scope's are built tough. Just because it is designated for a rimfire doesn't mean that the tolerances are any less then a centerfire scope. Don't worry about how you use it and know that if anything does happen to the scope Nikon's Warranty will back you up. A couple of suggestion's, Nikon's P-223 3X Carbine scope would be big fun as would the PROSTAFF 2-7x32.
I have a .357 lever gun in my safe I haven't thought about in quite a while, now I think it's time to do something with it.