Second opinion on a scope

theburi

I am looking for a second opinion before I buy this scope
http://cgi.ebay.com/ACTION-2x42-TRI-RAIL-Red-Green-Dot-Rifle-Sight-A-AC-18_W0QQitemZ290231701521QQihZ019QQcategoryZ66827QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

I like about it:
- 2 magnification factor ( anything more than 4 is usless in airsoft)
- small and has additional rail for iron sight, laser etc.
- 42 will provide a lot of light

I am looking for 100% usability and 0% looks. :-)

Genghiz Cohen

Do E-Hobby use Speed Post?
Chances are it's fine, but when buying cheap the chance of a lemon is always there.

NakedDex

It looks grand. While I agree anything more than 4x is a bit of a waste in airsoft (which is rich coming from a person using a 9-42x50 scope), 2x might be a little on the low side, 3x or 4x is pretty much bang on as 2x won't give you any real advantage in sighting. I've used 2x's before and I might as well have been using open sights or a dot-sight.
Those tri-rail scopes are available in 3x and 4x too, I'm sure I've seen them on there before. As for mounting items on the rails it provides, mounting iron sights on it wouldn't really work as they'd be off set from your foresight but torches and the like would be a nice little addition.

Alvin T. Grey

Looks Ok.
You'ld want to go for 4X max, but make sure it has a decent enough field of view. Otherwise your aquisition of a target is going to be a problem. Ditto for spotting the fall of shot . Oh and since we are talking airsoft, parralax may be a problem. Make sure it can focus on objects ~10M away.

This is the one I use:


It's a Strike Systems ACOG from Actionsportgames.com

Arcto

I use a 3-9 X 40.
Id prefer if it was a 2-8X40 but there hard to get.....well they were anyways.

4X is usually what i leave it at but when your searching for targets in a wooded area you will spot things you want to zoom in on. This is where the extra bit really helps.

H.O.T.A.S.

I have this red dot. It's an alright reflex scope as it is quite small. There really is no magnification from it though. It's a sturdy scope that can take a few hits from BB's

Spitfire666

for the price i wouldnt bother getting one online. can get a small scope similir to that in MIA for 30/40quid. i got a short one with a ruberised coating on it in case it drops. very handy.

It doesnt have small rails on it mind but i wouldn't attach anything to a scope anyway.