ARSG12 said:...
Think about this: If a $30-$40 scope breaks because it was too fragile to be used on a 10/22, then what wouldn't break it? What could it possibly be designed to be used on if not a .22? Airguns still have as much vibration as a .22, so if it breaks on a .22, it would break on an airgun. So what would not break it?
Nothing would not break it. That's the thing with cheap scopes. Sometimes they're good and hang in for a while, sometimes they go bad. I've seen a Tasco that broke on a .44 Magnum single-shot rifle, it went out of focus and the internal pieces physically rattled. I've also seen cheap scopes that wouldn't zero and had the cross-hairs break. My 10/22 currently has a cheap scope of indeterminate origin that is shaky and dim, no matter what power it's set on. It also shifts zero when moved across the magnification range.
Contrast that to the VX-2 on my newest CZ. It's bright and clear across the power range, the adjustment clicks are accurate and repeatable and the POI doesn't move when going from 3x to 9x.