Any experience with Redfield Revolution scopes?

moonshine44

moonshine44

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So this last weekend I missed two dogs that I should have killed with my AR. I took it to our pasture range, and it turned out to be shooting about 8 inches left at 100 yards. It was dead on when I first sighted it in back in April. The scope is a take-off I had in the closet, and I don't remember why I took it off, so it gets one more chance then it goes in the garbage.

I've been looking at the Redfield Revolution 3-9x scopes as a possible replacement. They're made here in Oregon, have a lifetime warranty, and I've seen them in a price range that I can afford. Anybody have any experience with these scopes? I have an old Redfield Widefield 4x on my .22, and the optics even on this old Redfield are great. I also like the idea that the Revolution is made in the USA. So: opinions, anyone?
 
I have a 3x9 on my "budget build" AR. I regret buying it. It's not a bad scope but it just isn't very clear. Take good hard look at the Burris FFII. They are in the same price range and are a much better scope IMO.

From someone who owns and has used both:
Price is a wash
Quality is a wash
Warranty is a wash
Better glass goes to the Burris
 
Originally Posted By: moonshine44So this last weekend I missed two dogs that I should have killed with my AR. I took it to our pasture range, and it turned out to be shooting about 8 inches left at 100 yards. It was dead on when I first sighted it in back in April. The scope is a take-off I had in the closet, and I don't remember why I took it off, so it gets one more chance then it goes in the garbage.

I've been looking at the Redfield Revolution 3-9x scopes as a possible replacement. They're made here in Oregon, have a lifetime warranty, and I've seen them in a price range that I can afford. Anybody have any experience with these scopes? I have an old Redfield Widefield 4x on my .22, and the optics even on this old Redfield are great. I also like the idea that the Revolution is made in the USA. So: opinions, anyone?

I would try to determine what caused the point of impact change. Sounds like you had not fired the rifle in several months. Could it have been dropped?

What type of mounting system are you using? Cheap mounts and rings = wandering zero. Is everything torqued properly? Loctited? Are you using the same ammunition? What make of scope is it?

The original Redfield corporation went out of business. Leupold & Stevens purchased the brand name only so old Redfield and new Redfield scopes are related in name only.
 
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Originally Posted By: mj36639
I would try to determine what caused the point of impact change. Sounds like you had not fired the rifle in several months. Could it have been dropped?

I've been shooting it off and on all summer. And I know for certain that it hasn't been dropped. It has spent some time in the gun rack in the back seat of my Ranger, but that's as rough as it's been handled.

What type of mounting system are you using? Burris PEPR. Far from a "cheap mount".Cheap mounts and rings = wandering zero. Is everything torqued properly? Loctited? Are you using the same ammunition? Yes, Yes, and Yes. What make of scope is it? It's a Tasco World Class

The original Redfield corporation went out of business. Leupold & Stevens purchased the brand name only so old Redfield and new Redfield scopes are related in name only. I know that. I've been researching. Doesn't mean that they're automatically no good, eh?

So now I have a question for you: did you just reply to this thread to try to prove to me that I'm stupid, or do you have some specific suggestions? Enquiring minds want to know, ya know? And please don't tell me to spend as much on my scope as I did on my rifle, because that ain't gonna happen; no room in the budget. That's why the Tasco is on there in the first place.

Anybody else wanna chime in here?
 
I've had two of them, a 2-7X and a 3-9X. The 3-9 went on a deer rifle I put together for my little brother. While I had it, it worked great. He has it up in Wisconsin, now and I'm sure it's serving him well there.

I still have the 2-7 and I like it a lot. It's just fine for what I use it for; 50-200 yard shots on coyotes.
I have it on a 16" AR in a Larue mount. I use a MPBR zero, so the lack of supercool turrets doesn't bother me one bit. As far as holding zero, it does great. It took removing both the mount and the fore end to get it to print in the wrong spot. Even then, the adjustments were predictable and it was back on in six shots, or so.
 
Thanks! I'm kind of leaning toward a 2-7x for my .223 AR, then when I manage to put together a 6.5, going to something higher magnification.
 
Originally Posted By: moonshine44Originally Posted By: mj36639
I would try to determine what caused the point of impact change. Sounds like you had not fired the rifle in several months. Could it have been dropped?

I've been shooting it off and on all summer. And I know for certain that it hasn't been dropped. It has spent some time in the gun rack in the back seat of my Ranger, but that's as rough as it's been handled.

What type of mounting system are you using? Burris PEPR. Far from a "cheap mount".Cheap mounts and rings = wandering zero. Is everything torqued properly? Loctited? Are you using the same ammunition? Yes, Yes, and Yes. What make of scope is it? It's a Tasco World Class

The original Redfield corporation went out of business. Leupold & Stevens purchased the brand name only so old Redfield and new Redfield scopes are related in name only. I know that. I've been researching. Doesn't mean that they're automatically no good, eh?

So now I have a question for you: did you just reply to this thread to try to prove to me that I'm stupid, or do you have some specific suggestions? Enquiring minds want to know, ya know? And please don't tell me to spend as much on my scope as I did on my rifle, because that ain't gonna happen; no room in the budget. That's why the Tasco is on there in the first place.

Anybody else wanna chime in here?

The Revolution is fine for an entry level budget scope. The Leupold Rifleman series is in the same class and price. Both use extruded aluminum tubes. The Leupold VX-1 is just a few bucks more. That would be my choice.
 
I have several 4-12x40s and one 2-7, I think the quality is equal to the Leupold VX1 or Rifleman series. The last VX1 I used had friction adjustments and the Redfield had clicks if that matters. I have had no problem with any of mine.
 
I got to do a comparison last night between the Burris FFII, Nikon ProStaff and Redfield Revolution, and the Redfield won hands down. Looks like that's the way I'll probably be going for a new scope on my AR.

Thanks for the input, folks!
 
I have a Redfield Revolution 4x12x40 on my Rem 660 .243 and I have no problems with it. Holds Zero and is clear all the up to 12x.....I plan on buying two more.

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I put a 2-7 on my sd 223. Its strictly for shooting yotes. The glass is pretty good. I like it quite a bit. My only gripes were, now this is in my own opinion/experiance, that low light performance was not very good. I don't care for the power adjustment ring. Not much to get ahold of. In your price range its a darn good scope. Another thing I may suggest is finding a used Bushnell 3200. I bought a couple off here in that similar price range and they are leaps and bounds better in optics/quality. Just my $.02. I have no experiance with any Burris optics.
 
Originally Posted By: moonshine44Originally Posted By: mj36639
I would try to determine what caused the point of impact change. Sounds like you had not fired the rifle in several months. Could it have been dropped?

I've been shooting it off and on all summer. And I know for certain that it hasn't been dropped. It has spent some time in the gun rack in the back seat of my Ranger, but that's as rough as it's been handled.

What type of mounting system are you using? Burris PEPR. Far from a "cheap mount".Cheap mounts and rings = wandering zero. Is everything torqued properly? Loctited? Are you using the same ammunition? Yes, Yes, and Yes. What make of scope is it? It's a Tasco World Class

The original Redfield corporation went out of business. Leupold & Stevens purchased the brand name only so old Redfield and new Redfield scopes are related in name only. I know that. I've been researching. Doesn't mean that they're automatically no good, eh?

So now I have a question for you: did you just reply to this thread to try to prove to me that I'm stupid, or do you have some specific suggestions? Enquiring minds want to know, ya know? And please don't tell me to spend as much on my scope as I did on my rifle, because that ain't gonna happen; no room in the budget. That's why the Tasco is on there in the first place.

Anybody else wanna chime in here?

What a sensitive little fellar!
You wondered about point of impact changing as well as about new redfield scopes. If not, all the preliminaries were wasted typing because the only thing you had to say was "what about the new redfields from leupold?" Everything the poster mentioned was a valid point. If you had mentioned those in your first post as already covered then you would not have had to get offended when those things were pointed out to you- it ain't always the scope.
The point he made about old redfields vs new redfields is because you stated you had an old redfield that you really liked. The poster was politely pointing out that the old redfield and the new redfield are related in name only; different build, different glass, different coatings. In other words, the only thing they share is the redfield name, so the fact that you like your old redfield is irrelevant to the new redfields.
If you don't like someone commenting on what you say, then don't say it and ask for input.
By the way, I think the new redfields are ok. I would start with something else but they are ok.
There, I chimed in.
 
Originally Posted By: pahntr760Why did the Redfield win hands down?

Stayed in focus all the way through all of the magnifications, and didn't seem to be too particular about eye positioning.
 


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