Fit a 30 mm scope on an 11 mm dovetail air rifle
Two ways to put a 30 mm scope on an 11 mm airgun dovetail, and the recoil trap.
Needs adapterA 30 mm scope fits an 11 mm dovetail either with 30 mm dovetail rings direct, or with 30 mm Picatinny rings on a dovetail-to-Picatinny adapter. A spring air rifle needs a scope stop.
Optic30 mm scope30 mm rings
interface
Mount30 mm dovetail rings, or an adapter plus 30 mm Picatinny rings
seats on
Rail11 mm dovetailclamped groove, 11 to 13 mm range
Fit readoutBench figures
FitmentDirect route
30 mm rings made for an 11 mm dovetail
Adapter route
dovetail to Picatinny base, then 30 mm Picatinny rings
Recoil
use a scope stop or arrestor on a springer
What to fit it with
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You can buy 30 mm rings cut for an 11 mm dovetail, which clamp the groove directly, or fit a dovetail-to-Picatinny adapter and then use ordinary 30 mm Picatinny rings on top.
Measure the dovetail, since the real width runs 11 to 13 mm. A spring or gas-ram air rifle recoils in both directions, so use rings or an adapter with a scope stop or arrestor pin to stop the scope walking forward.
Related fitments
- ›11 mm dovetail (airgun and rimfire)the groove
- ›30 mm 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