(pun intended). The pellet gun, a Crosman Vantage-NP (nitrogen piston) came with a cheap scope as most do and after trying to use it, I removed it from the gun. I used just the open sights for a while but I really wanted a decent scope. I couldn't see spending much money on one so I searched for quite awhile for a used but decent scope like a Weaver K4 but wasn't finding anything I liked.
Then I happened to remember that my sister had purchased a BSA red dot scope for me, most likely at a garage sale. She probably spent a dollar or two on it. It was brand new, still in the box but I knew that it was a cheap sight but I wondered how it would work on my pellet gun. The base of the red dot was a tip off mount which is larger than the grooves on the pellet gun. I found an adapter that would fit the reciever on the pellet gun and provide a mount for the tip off base on the red dot.
The combination has proved to be great together! In fact, I can't think of a better combination and I can't think of a better fit on the pellet gun. I think I'm happier with it than I would've been if I had found a decent scope for it.
