Fit a 1 inch scope on an 11 mm dovetail air rifle
How to mount a 1 inch scope on an 11 mm airgun dovetail and stop it creeping.
Needs adapterA 1 inch scope fits an 11 mm dovetail with 1 inch dovetail rings, or 1 inch Picatinny rings on a dovetail-to-Picatinny adapter. A spring air rifle needs a scope stop.
Optic1 inch (25.4 mm) scope1 inch rings
interface
Mount1 inch dovetail rings, or an adapter plus 1 inch Picatinny rings
seats on
Rail11 mm dovetailclamped groove, 11 to 13 mm range
Fit readoutBench figures
FitmentDirect route
1 inch rings made for an 11 mm dovetail
Adapter route
dovetail to Picatinny base, then 1 inch Picatinny rings
Recoil
use a scope stop or arrestor on a springer
What to fit it with
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A 1 inch airgun scope takes 1 inch rings cut for the 11 mm dovetail, or you can fit a dovetail-to-Picatinny adapter and use standard 1 inch Picatinny rings on it.
Measure the groove first, since 11 mm dovetails run 11 to 13 mm in practice. On a spring air rifle the two-way recoil walks a scope forward, so use a ring set or adapter with a scope stop.
Related fitments
- ›11 mm dovetail (airgun and rimfire)the groove
- ›1 inch scope tubematch rings to the tube
- ›Dovetail optic to a Picatinny accessoryadapter route
Sources: 11mm and 3/8in dovetail interchange, Pyramyd Air · How to measure 11mm, 3/8in and 13mm dovetails, RimfireCentral · 1in, 30mm, 34mm scope tubes and rings, Weaver Mounts