barska scopes
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Bayou City Boy
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In general, with rifle scopes, you get exactly what you pay for...
Good luck.... -BCB
Good luck.... -BCB
SamSpade
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I know I am going to get ridiculed for this post but....
You do get what you pay for in scopes most times but the riflescope industry is going thru some changes. One of those changes is Barska entering into the market. Like most brand names they make cheap scopes at $25 up to mid priced scopes at around $250. When you just say Barska people think you are referring to the bottom end. But if you say Bushnell, Leopold, Burris, etc. they think you are talking about the top of the line. That's not completely fair when comparing scopes. You need to be more specific on which models you are referring to.
My first Barska was a Huntsman 4X at $25 I bought when in a need for quick scope for a 22. I was pleasantly surprised at the clarity, good crosshairs and the solid clicks.
Started reading on other forums of people bragging about Barska's so I bought one of their varmint scopes in 6-24X50 for $60 to see if they were as good as the 4X. Again I was surprised again that the clarity, crosshairs and solid clicks. It did not darken at the higher power settings like most cheap scopes costing under a $100. But it did have a fault of "flareing" at the higher power settings (above about 15x). Still it was very usuable and I did my testing on a 300wsm and it held up fine.
My next purchase of a Barska was their new Tactical: Etched glass reticle, MilDot, Reticle on the first focal plane so MilDot readings stay the same on all power settings, Fully Mulitcoated lens, 6-20X50, Illuminated Reticle, in a 1" tube. These features are only available on scope costing over $1000, Barska price $250. So far with maybe 100 rounds over it I am totally impressed so impressed that I bought another of their Tacticals in 4-16X50!
Before you start screaming "Made in China" I bet you can't find a scope maker that isn't having something made in China!!
Barska seems to have their priorities in order and going after the scope market.
You do get what you pay for in scopes most times but the riflescope industry is going thru some changes. One of those changes is Barska entering into the market. Like most brand names they make cheap scopes at $25 up to mid priced scopes at around $250. When you just say Barska people think you are referring to the bottom end. But if you say Bushnell, Leopold, Burris, etc. they think you are talking about the top of the line. That's not completely fair when comparing scopes. You need to be more specific on which models you are referring to.
My first Barska was a Huntsman 4X at $25 I bought when in a need for quick scope for a 22. I was pleasantly surprised at the clarity, good crosshairs and the solid clicks.
Started reading on other forums of people bragging about Barska's so I bought one of their varmint scopes in 6-24X50 for $60 to see if they were as good as the 4X. Again I was surprised again that the clarity, crosshairs and solid clicks. It did not darken at the higher power settings like most cheap scopes costing under a $100. But it did have a fault of "flareing" at the higher power settings (above about 15x). Still it was very usuable and I did my testing on a 300wsm and it held up fine.
My next purchase of a Barska was their new Tactical: Etched glass reticle, MilDot, Reticle on the first focal plane so MilDot readings stay the same on all power settings, Fully Mulitcoated lens, 6-20X50, Illuminated Reticle, in a 1" tube. These features are only available on scope costing over $1000, Barska price $250. So far with maybe 100 rounds over it I am totally impressed so impressed that I bought another of their Tacticals in 4-16X50!
Before you start screaming "Made in China" I bet you can't find a scope maker that isn't having something made in China!!
Barska seems to have their priorities in order and going after the scope market.
Yotehunter59
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I have a Barska 6-24 Tactical, and it will do everything you would expect it to do if you used it as an anchor or paperweight. Otherwise, pure "JUNK", stay away from them and save your money for something better. It sure looks pretty, but mine, if you turn the power anywhere past 12 power, the side focus will not focus past 250 yards. So what go is a scope that goes to 24 power if you cannot see anything after 12 power?...PURE JUNK......JOHN
SamSpade
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I have a Barska 6-24 Tactical, and it will do everything you would expect it to do if you used it as an anchor or paperweight. JOHN
Barska doesn't make a 6-24 Tactical? If you have a problem with whatever Barska you have why didn't you return it as it has a lifetime warranty?
http://www.barska.com/Tactical.htm
I have a Barska 6-24 Tactical, and it will do everything you would expect it to do if you used it as an anchor or paperweight. JOHN
Barska doesn't make a 6-24 Tactical? If you have a problem with whatever Barska you have why didn't you return it as it has a lifetime warranty?
http://www.barska.com/Tactical.htm
slagmaker
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I wont say that the higher end barska's a not worth the money but the one I had "a cheepy" was not worth the trouble of bringing it home and to be fair that is the only barska I have had any dealings with.
So the last part of my original statment stands true
You get what you pay for!!
So the last part of my original statment stands true
You get what you pay for!!
Yotehunter59
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Quote:
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I have a Barska 6-24 Tactical, and it will do everything you would expect it to do if you used it as an anchor or paperweight. JOHN
Barska doesn't make a 6-24 Tactical? If you have a problem with whatever Barska you have why didn't you return it as it has a lifetime warranty?
http://www.barska.com/Tactical.htm
Excuse me! It's the SWAT 6-24x44 piece of junk. They want the original receipt for warranty work.....JOHN
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I have a Barska 6-24 Tactical, and it will do everything you would expect it to do if you used it as an anchor or paperweight. JOHN
Barska doesn't make a 6-24 Tactical? If you have a problem with whatever Barska you have why didn't you return it as it has a lifetime warranty?
http://www.barska.com/Tactical.htm
Excuse me! It's the SWAT 6-24x44 piece of junk. They want the original receipt for warranty work.....JOHN
Barska = "dookie"
I can think of 4 friends who have fallen for the Barska trap. ALL of them hated the scope(s) and cited various problems/malfunctions such as blurry optics, poor adjustments, wandering zero, and outright lens failure.
My advice is to stay away but I'm sure you'll get a few who will give them a positive recomendation. I'd say that those people who have owned more than one Barska & been problem free should go out & buy a lottery ticket ASAP as lady luck is smiling on them!
I can think of 4 friends who have fallen for the Barska trap. ALL of them hated the scope(s) and cited various problems/malfunctions such as blurry optics, poor adjustments, wandering zero, and outright lens failure.
My advice is to stay away but I'm sure you'll get a few who will give them a positive recomendation. I'd say that those people who have owned more than one Barska & been problem free should go out & buy a lottery ticket ASAP as lady luck is smiling on them!