Pistol Power!

Dave Barham explores the Enfield 2-7x32 pistol scope

- Dave Barham

I’ll be honest, I’ve never really used traditional pistol scopes before now, I’ve tended to favour the red-dot or laser types for most of my target shooting. So, attaching this scope to my AirForceOne Taichi pistol was something of a novelty for me. However, I soon recognised the benefits.

FIXED ZOOM

Traditionally, pistol scopes are a fixed magnification with a smaller objective lens, often the same size as the ocular lens, like 2x20, or 4x32, so to have one with a zoom capability from 2-7 times magnification is somewhat unique. At first, I did question whether this was actually designed for a pistol rather than a rifle, but holding it up to the sky to peer through it soon confirmed that – the eye relief is massive.

The zoom itself is very smooth and not too stiff, so zooming in and out whilst holding on to a target with one hand is achievable.