Scoping my Knight Original Disc

[bloodhound]

As I get to like this rifle more and more, I am thinking I will use it more. Because I am in Colorado, a scope is not an option during the muzzleloader season. But if I use it during regular rifle season and to hunt coyotes I can scope it and that means more practice with this rifle.

When I got it, it had Weaver style scope bases and rings on it, so its just a matter of picking out a scope and sighting it in...then pull the scope off for a bit of practice and ML season and back on for the rest of the time. I have several scopes sitting around, some vintage Japan glass, some El Paso Weaver and a newer Burris.

I have never realu thought about a scope for a Muzzleloader and after some reading, I didn't see that a special scope was required like with an air rifle. Is that correct? I don't want to ruin a scope, so I thought I would ask here before putting a scope on it.

 

[HC]

Those old weavers and the newer Burris should hold up just fine. Springer air rifles will kill a cheap scope in 100 shots or less.

 

[WV Hunter]

You should be fine with anything that is decent quality. I've got Nikon, Bushnell, Leupold, & Sightron on mine...never an issue with any. I even had one with a cheap Tasco that came on it and it held zero with no issues, but I replaced it for a higher quality scope.

 

[Hausser1]

For many (~18) years I've hunted with a Burris 4x16 44 Signature scope atop my Ultimate Firearms muzzy. Lots of full power, heavy kicking loads and it still holds up well. Don't know if their quality/robustness is the same as it was though.

 

[Buttonbuck]

I put the 209 conversion on mine, it has 3x9x40 Nikon BDC with traditions rings, had original weaver bases. If I ever took my scope off I’d get the one piece DNZ bases.

 

[fishhawk2700]

O DISC 1-20 .45. Leupold VX3 4.5X14X40 CDS Side focus 30 MM.

 

[GM54-120]

Super DISC 45. Extreme conversion with Lehigh bare primer and Lehigh rail (no longer offered) Extreme stock too....Ooops dont have a newer pic of that.

Older pic with Warnes medium rings/bases and a Nikon Omega 3-9x40 scope. Not all that happy with those and eye relief over 3.7". Makes it hard to position the scope far enough forward.

My biggest complaint is no one makes a really affordable base from steel or 7075 that will give you ample room to mount a 4" eye relief scope well. Year ago someone made steel 2 piece bases with 2 slots per base. Those helped some. Ideally i would like to see a rear base that uses all 3 holes and a front base that is a bit longer. Seems something like that could be made rather affordable and give you much better mounting options than the Warnes or Loopie bases.

 

[GregK]

Knight Mountaineer 45 cal 1-20 Leupold VX-R Firedot CDS 4-12x40