Ok so we took the plunge and bought a modern to us .50 cal thunderhawk by T/C and am now looking to scope it. So what type of scope can I use? Do I have to treat this like a shotgun scope with super shock resistance or will a standard rifle scope work? This modern stuff is so cunfusing to me!!
a muzzleloader or shotgun specific scope would be what you want.
I have a cabelas 3-9x40 blackpowder scope on my traditions .50
even the 2-7x32 is plenty big enough size
pick out a budget and buy anything from top manufactures and you'll be fine.. the one i have is china built, but was on clearance at the time so i couldn't pass it up.. if it fails it gets replaced lifetime warranty
Been using regular rifle scopes on my M/L's for around 30 years. Have not had any issues with any of them. First I borrowed a low power Redfield that already had issues and then replaced it with a 3X Tasco and had it on quite a few different rifles. Been using a 3X9 Redfield on a Knight rifle for last few years. The Redfield was on a Remington 700 M/L for several years before the Knight rifle. These are my experiences and I feel that if the glass will hold up to an '06 it will certainly stand up to a muzzle loader charge. Some black powder scopes have built-in range finders, a fancy way of getting your "Kentucky windage" for the long shot that may present itself. A lot of choices out there and a little unbiased research/opinion will shed a lot of light on the true facts. Treefarmer
I actually have a Pistolero for my mosin nagant (it's 3-7x42 if memory serves) I'm not using right now do you think that will work?
Thanks for the info
