Nikko Stirling Gold Crown Airking Series Rifle Scope

Wish I read the reviews first – I have a huge pest problem on my farm and purchased a new rifle and went for this scope. Took less than 60 shots when I noticed the mount was inadequate and failed, most likely due to a manufacturers defect, was returned without issue though which was good on the companies part

poor – Had it on air rifle, after 50 shots the glue holding it together let go. So had to re-glue the whole things again. They use glue to hold focus ring, elevation and windage marking, etc. On positive tone I must admit the lenses are great and the scope is very good and bright but this is all about here. This does not help if it falls apart after 200 rounds... Quality is poor.

Early fail – Purchased Airking 4x12 - 42. Fired about 50 pellets only thru Diana 460 Magnum .177 (mostly) and W HW97K .177. Scope would not hold zero after so few rounds. Was replaced under warranty but am loath to put replacement on a springer, warranty would possibly not be honoured again. Have a Sabre (china crap) 2x7 - 32 on Diana at moment, drifts a bit… Read more

but holding up better than AK, have fired a few hundred pellets only. If they, AK, fall apart on no recoil PCP's do not put one on any springer. Sour experience, purchased a Leupold (6.5x20 - 40 EFR). Have fired about 40+k rounds mostly thru HW97K, not any issues with scope.

roving zero – I shoot an FX PCP an excellent air rifle which happily puts 5 pellets through the same hole at 25meters. My old scope got water in it and was ruined, I purchased the air-king due to the power range, mil-dot and re-settable turrets (and also the 10m parallax) My rifle still puts 5 slugs through the same hole....It's just that after a couple of… Read more

days, the zero drifts...It's the L-R adjustment, it retains elevation, but left-right drifts, it's only a centimeter at 27meters, but more than enough to annoy me. The scope is coming off and thankfully, as it's a PCP, I needn't worry about the recoil, I don't know what I'm getting to replace the scope, but I know what I'm not getting and thats another Nikko.

Good scope for the purpose – I have 2 of these 3x9 airking scopes, one on a walther lgv air rifle, one on Brno .22. I was surprised at how good these cheap scopes are. Good optics, reliable zero, easy power changes. The reticle adjustments work pretty well, they just move more than indicated. I found they don't change zero with magnification, and you can walk the scope… Read more

around with adjustments, and end up back at zero. I found myself doubting the scope with the air rifle, getting inconsistent results, but it's not the scope......you have to find the very best pellets, and a very consistent hold to get maximum accuracy. Will buy more of these in future, and love the fact they come with a really sturdy mount included....huge cost savings.

Good Scope for the Price – I have two of these scopes they are an excellent scope for a .22 rifle , they come with easily adjustable 2x to 7x magnification with soft rubber grips on the adjustment ring. The other great feature is adjustable objective so that you can you remove parallax errors without having to change your cheek position on the rifle .(10m to 200m) I have… Read more

found these scopes are very clear and the light gathering ability is good for a scope of this price, in fact these scopes have performed better than a Leupold VX1 I have on another rifle in low light conditions hard to believe but true .

The field of view is wider on this scope than many making it easier to find your target especially under spotlighting conditions.

Overall the scope is very good for price of around $110 and suits .22 rimfire or .17 rimfire rifles is easy to adjust and holds zero reliably . Good clarity and low light capabity at this price , includes mount , cloth , flip up lense protectors Not Much

Gold Crown Airking 2-7X32AO Get what you pay for! – Was after a scope for my new Diana 31 air rifle. Have always been a Leupold man, but was assured by several different dealers that nothing in their range could withstand the weird pressure gradients that arise during the recoil of a powerful spring operated air rifle. I was a bit sceptical about this, but couldn't see any point in wrecking a good… Read more

scope, so researched the market, and was assured that the Nikko Airking offerings were made specifically for airguns .. as the name would suggest, and that they were consistent performers.

Compared them with about the only other specialist air rifle model I could find ... BSA, however I felt that the BSA offering looked and felt a little "cheap".

Settled then on a new 2-7X32 at a local gunshop, and instantly noticed a couple of sticky rings around the tube of the scope .. almost as if it had been mounted before by somebody using some type of adhesive paper inside their rings. This is despite the thing being sealed in its packaging. So I don't know what gives here.

The scope presents well, with a set of fairly sturdy looking rings being incorporated as part of the one piece, apparently steel base. The base secures into the dovetail of the rifle's receiver via 3 chunky looking "allen key" screws from the right.

The reticle incorporates a set of "mil dots" radiating out on each crosshair, apparently to allow for elevation vagaries, and wind along the horizontal axis. Nice idea ... someday when I have the inclination I'll figure how the hell it works!!

Adjustment of the power ring is positive and the friction is "just right". The adjustable objective, likewise moves positively, and the focus adjustments seem reasonably true to range.

The scope suffers from the all too common theme amongst "cheap" scopes of being a little fuzzy around the peripheries of the image when at maximum magnification, and the image is not very forgiving, in that the eye needs to be aligned perfectly to get the "full picture". If moved even slightly from side to side, immediate ghosting of the image occurs prior to complete blackout.

The image itself presents quite a "small" picture.

I am finding that the groupings are quite inconsistent from the rifle, however whether this is due to the rifle itself or the scope ... or even just the combination of the two, I can't say. Sadly though it does not instil a lot of confidence in the rig. I have lost a fair few "certain hits" on feral Indian Mynas under ideal conditions ...

This represents the first time in my shooting history that I have seriously considered removing a new scope from a rifle and trying my luck with the iron sights instead!!

In summary, it looks like a great scope, but performs like a cheapie. As luck would have it I noticed a top quality scope from can't remember who being advertised as air rifle capable soon after I made this purchase .. and if I had my time again I would have passed up the Nikko in favour of that model. Maybe I'm a bit of a harsh judge, being more familiar with quality scopes, I don't know ... but if money is no object to you I'd go for a higher quality offering. Looks capable; solid looking and feeling base; positive power ring adjustments. Image looks cheap and feels "small"; inconsistent results; no room for error with eye placement.