BSA 4x16, worth the money?

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rugerider

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I need a scope for my HMR and I found a 4x16x40 mil dot (for fun) for 50 bucks. I have had problems with BSA in the past and don't want to mess with this one if they are still troublesome. Does anyone use this scope or know about them, thanks.
 
Originally Posted By: Tim Neitzke It's a $50 BSA, that should be enough of an answer in itself.
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rugerider,

I just upgraded my savage 17hmr from the bushnell it came with to a Cabelas tactical 17 scope 3x12-40 target dot.
I would never get a BSA.
 
I found it on SWFA. They have a bunch of stuff on sale. I'm not defending that site or nor BSA, just wondering. That Cabelas scope is almost the same price as a Mueller APV. Does the APV have better glass than what Cabelas uses? I'm looking at some weaver scopes too.
 
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I talked to a local guy that ownes a shop. He has a .50 bmg with a bsa on it. I asked him how it has held up. He said great its been on there for 5 years!!! I still dont believe it. Bsa told him it will hold up to anything and they will replace it if he has problems. He must of gotten the best one ever made. They are jizzunk.
 
I have a BSA Platnum 6-24 target scope that I bought in 1986 and its still perfectly going strong today after being on 4 guns. Its been dropped at least 3x, used & burried in snow, rain, mist, mud, blowing dust & not one issue EVER. Not one bit of dirt/dust inside like on my Bushnell junk scopes.
Its the one you all see on my 6x45 coyote gun in my posts.
I have also run the BSA "tacticle" 6-24, 30mm tube scope on 2 other varmint rigs for the last 4 years...same thing, not one issue ever in any weather I shoot them in.
All are nice & clear, track perfectly, work all the time.
Maybe Im just lucky.
 
I have a 4x16 BSA Catseye...that i would put up against anything as far as function/tracking...4-5 times its price.

It was 69 dollars new when i bought it.
5 years ago.




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Originally Posted By: coyotexI have a 4x16 BSA Catseye...that i would put up against anything as far as function/tracking...4-5 times its price.

It was 69 dollars new when i bought it.
5 years ago.

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At what distance ?
 
I dunno....most function tests i do ,doesnt have much to do with distance.

POI changes @different powers and threading to large in a fast focus eyepiece ,is where alot of mid price scopes will fail.

I Dont OWN alot of high priced glass,,But i have a burris,redfield,nikon,hawke,bsa,5 simmons, 2 bushnell DOAs...heck even a sightmark or 2.

Alot of folks will tell you a scope is junk,,simply by its name...

Most Times...If i can handle one,,,better yet walk outside with it...i will at least be able to tell if it has the right foundation...to be a good dependable scope.

Thats not because i was born with the knowledge of what to look for...but i had a good teacher.

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If a scope won't track well to atleast 300 yards ,it's junk even in the hunting world.

I've played with one on a rifle and handled proly 1/2 dozen or more BSA's. My old Japan Tasco was 2x the scope of any BSA ,I've ever handled.
Don't have that Tasco anymore,sold it for more than I paid and used it for 15-20 years.

For the record on cheap scopes. I have one sub $100 scope on my "yard gun". It don't track for chit , but it doesn't change POI with power change. Till I find a smokin deal on a Nikon or Leupold ,it's stayin.
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Well....alot of todays scopes...will not compare to a old aetec or a jap tasco.

One scope that failed terribly was a Pentax,,eye piece wobble..POI shifts on different powers....well you notice no pentax on the list.


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Plenty of scopes compare to the Atecs and Jap Tasco. Even the lower end stuff, like a Nikon Prostaff or Redfield Revolution are going to provide a reliable piece of glass that will track true and hold up. I don't and won't own less then these level, especially on center fire.


As for the BSA and Stevens winning the prestigious PM egg shoot... I suppose that's why they are all flying off the shelves for most bench rest and F Class shooters.


Some saying about a blind squirrel comes to mind...
 
I agree Shane.

1...My neighbor works for Gander Mtn, he does all the buying/trade in deals that happen in his store. Having said that,I trust him. He told be once that than 50-60% of the BSA they sold had come back with issuses.

2... I used to think that paying for good glass was foolish. When I went on my first p-dog trip , I had my "good scope" Leupold and 2 "others". To really see how good a scope is , set behind it for a day on the p-dog fields ! Your mind WILL change.
 
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I have the same BSA 4-16x40 mil-dot. I had it on a 10/22 for 6 months. Now the reticle has turned 45 degrees counter clockwise. Next trip to the range its getting a hole put in it! Dont buy one! You get what you pay for.
 
Well i will agree that good glass is ALOT better to set behind for shooting long periods..less eye strain and fatigue.

My only point is you dont need 200-300 plus in glass to kill the occasional varmint.

I believe the glass should match the purpose,snoop around and find what fits the bill.

Around here a long hunting shot would be around 250 yards,,so for me to need high dollar glass is nill.

Its over a 2 hour drive for me to get to a designated 300 yard range.

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