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Originally Posted by craigepo
You probably already know this, but be careful putting a normal riflescope on an air rifle. My hearsay information is that an air rifle has a two-way recoil, versus a one-way recoil for a rifle. Allegedly, the air rifle scopes are built to handle the different recoil.
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Correct. My Lightening is a break-barrel. So the pump stroke of 65lbs(??) to compress the gas cylinder is to the rear. When the trigger is released the piston goes forward until it hits the stop, then rebounds to the rear, at the same time the gas is pushing the pellet out the barrel, it is also recoiling to the rear.
For some reason the SIMMONS 44 MAG model is well known for it's ability to withstand the double recoil. Unfortunately, it is no longer made.