BSA scopes, anyone ever used them?
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SlickerThanSnot
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bsa is right in there with barska the low low end bushnells and simmons. probably be ok a 22rf or a 17 hmr. maybe.
mbaysinger89
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They suck. End of story.
Predburner
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Better Scopes Available......
shelton573
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My buddy put the 22 lr one on his ruger 10-22. Said it works but would never buy one again. I think it was Academy that had them on sale for $30 or something and he said it would be cheaper to just keep it and use it rather than spend the gas money to drive the round trip to take it back.
Shelton
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DGW
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Own a fair number of BSA scopes, maybe 10 of various models, such as: Platinums, Majestic DX, Gold Star, Contender. Its not a brand I'd highly recommend, but yet to have one "fail". They've all had lots of rounds fired with them mounted. They have filled my need for equipping various rifles with a low cost higher powered scope for my paper shooting with mostly center fire rifles at range I'm a member.
Basic problem I have with some of them is windage elevation adjustments. I'm always trying some new reload combination of bullets/powder and etc., requiring me to adjust the windage/elevation turrets. I seldom go to range with a rifle shooting the same load the last time I shot it. Depending on the model, it can be a pain in the butt, requiring extra shots to make a correction. But as far as optic clarity, while not top notch, very usable for my paper shooting which is mostly done at 100 yds and ocassionaly 200 yds. Often use a 36X Platinum scoped rifle in our ranges 200 yd competition.
Every once in awhile at our 700 + member private range, find a fellow shooter with a BSA model I also own and I chat briefly with them about the scope. All have been fairly satisfied with their BSA.
LOL, don't buy any of the BSA scopes you'd find in some store in bubble packs. They are the really low end BSA scopes that should be avoided.
Basic problem I have with some of them is windage elevation adjustments. I'm always trying some new reload combination of bullets/powder and etc., requiring me to adjust the windage/elevation turrets. I seldom go to range with a rifle shooting the same load the last time I shot it. Depending on the model, it can be a pain in the butt, requiring extra shots to make a correction. But as far as optic clarity, while not top notch, very usable for my paper shooting which is mostly done at 100 yds and ocassionaly 200 yds. Often use a 36X Platinum scoped rifle in our ranges 200 yd competition.
Every once in awhile at our 700 + member private range, find a fellow shooter with a BSA model I also own and I chat briefly with them about the scope. All have been fairly satisfied with their BSA.
LOL, don't buy any of the BSA scopes you'd find in some store in bubble packs. They are the really low end BSA scopes that should be avoided.
Ive been running 2 of the 6-24x, mildot, SF midwayusa special 30mm tubed BSA for over 12 yrs without a hiccup, my pal has 3 of them, same, not a single fault with them.
They have all seen hard use in every type of weather from CA to WY and still are ticking away. We have never had a problem shooting the "box" at all, tracks as good as any other scopes we use.
Dial up from 10 to 1150 yards has not been ANY issue. We shoot them in p-dog towns out here and they all have way over 20k rounds under their belts each.
They all have been dropped, soaking wet in snow/rain/mud dust and just keep on going.
They have been on top of .223, 6x45, 20p, 6X6.8, 243, 7-08, 30-06 rigs.
I also have a 30yr old BSA target Platnum scope that is very clear, tracks as well and is still in use on a Varmint rig.
That said those are the only 2 modles Ive used or own.
They have all seen hard use in every type of weather from CA to WY and still are ticking away. We have never had a problem shooting the "box" at all, tracks as good as any other scopes we use.
Dial up from 10 to 1150 yards has not been ANY issue. We shoot them in p-dog towns out here and they all have way over 20k rounds under their belts each.
They all have been dropped, soaking wet in snow/rain/mud dust and just keep on going.
They have been on top of .223, 6x45, 20p, 6X6.8, 243, 7-08, 30-06 rigs.
I also have a 30yr old BSA target Platnum scope that is very clear, tracks as well and is still in use on a Varmint rig.
That said those are the only 2 modles Ive used or own.
I have a 6-24 contender that I put on a .223. It was my first target rig (poor college kid at the time). The scope functioned fine, but compared to what I have now the glass is absolutely terrible. It's been sitting on one of the reloading bench shelves for at least 6 years now.
Orneryolfart357
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Its funny that the "Best Scope Around" subject came up today. Me and a couple Guys went to a Gun Show in Reno today. We got back to his house and He started showing Me his Rifles. His favorite Rifle was a .223 Varmint barreled AR with a BSA. I tried to look through the scope and thought "really?" I don't use them but Hey if it works for anyone else.. good for them. I feel Bad enough owning one Simmons.
Rustydust
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Like many of you I am astounded by people that are quite content to put cheap glass on their rifles. It just befuddles me as to why someone would spend $1000+ for a firearm and then put a $69 wallyworld scope on it.
Several years ago I was installing some phone jacks into this nice home a millionaire was building. He was having a really nice walk-in safe installed in one room of the house and he had all of his high end rifles just leaning against the walls or in gun cases waiting for the safe to be completed so that he could put them in there. Having met the guy before and he knew that I liked guns he started showing them off to me. Allrighty then- you what I am going to say now dont you? All of these top end guns had cheapazz $49-$79 scopes on them. Not a Leopold or a Redfield or ANYTHING what was worth more than bushel basket full of donkey turds. THEY WERE ALL CRAP SCOPES MOUNTED ON ALL FINE RIFLES!When I finally got the courage up to ask him why he prefers to but every inexpensive scopes on high end fifles he answer was just a amazing: He sad that a $50 scope is "just as good as a $500 scope is that that is that my guns and is what I am putting on the becauase they please me and that,and is all that matters. I my boys want to change them out some day it will be up to them. I know that I wold. That is borderline mental illness right there. At least to me.
Several years ago I was installing some phone jacks into this nice home a millionaire was building. He was having a really nice walk-in safe installed in one room of the house and he had all of his high end rifles just leaning against the walls or in gun cases waiting for the safe to be completed so that he could put them in there. Having met the guy before and he knew that I liked guns he started showing them off to me. Allrighty then- you what I am going to say now dont you? All of these top end guns had cheapazz $49-$79 scopes on them. Not a Leopold or a Redfield or ANYTHING what was worth more than bushel basket full of donkey turds. THEY WERE ALL CRAP SCOPES MOUNTED ON ALL FINE RIFLES!When I finally got the courage up to ask him why he prefers to but every inexpensive scopes on high end fifles he answer was just a amazing: He sad that a $50 scope is "just as good as a $500 scope is that that is that my guns and is what I am putting on the becauase they please me and that,and is all that matters. I my boys want to change them out some day it will be up to them. I know that I wold. That is borderline mental illness right there. At least to me.
I've had a BSA Sweet 17 on my .17hmr for 10 years or so and its still working just fine. I have a BSA Gold Star on my .223 and its never lost zero. Even after slipping and falling and dropping my rifle. The scope hit first and I just knew it tore it up. But it'll still clover leaf bullets at 100 yards. From my experience with BSA scopes,there's nothing wrong with them. There are better scopes out there no doubt. I won't agrue that but for guys that are rough on equipment sometimes they work just fine. Apparently they're rugged enough to take a beatin and keep doing what they're supposed to do or I wouldn't own one.