Can anyone recommend a scope for shooting feral pigeons with a parallax in the 25/30yds range, cheers,

Hawke 3X9X40 AO , you can get 1 with free mounts?

 

Edited September 28, 20231 yr by oldypigeonpopper

5 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

Hawke 3X9X40 AO , 

 

 

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Anyone tried the red/green laser dot sights?

Edited September 28, 20231 yr by wigeon jim

Wouldn't shining a bright red laser dot on a pigeons head make it fly away ? 

Also holding it steady would be pretty tricky let alone zeroing it .it would have to be fitted above the bore  instead of the scope to be of any real use .

yes but only for 10 to 20 yard range

I’ve shot over 100 feral pigeons in grain sheds using a scope mounted light it’s just not a very clear scope even in daylight, just need a better scope 

OK. Then try a a fixed mag scope either a 4x40 or 6x44  that should be nice and bright as a fixed mag transmits more light than a zoom scope as there are less lenses to go through .

A 3-9 x50 will draw a fair amount of light set on 3x  especially if its a half decent bit of glass  

send me a pm i got few scopes here that im going to put up for sale

On 28/09/2023 at 18:44, Ultrastu said:

Wouldn't shining a bright red laser dot on a pigeons head make it fly away ? 

Also holding it steady would be pretty tricky let alone zeroing it .it would have to be fitted above the bore  instead of the scope to be of any real use .

 

They aren't the brightest of birds and a laser be it red or green just doesn't seem to bother the vast majority of them.  Logical I suppose as no other bird than the one shot is going to see it and the one shot is not going to learn or teach by experience unless it can communicate it to others from the beyond.  ?