Bsa Scopes

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coreyni

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Can anyone give me an idea of the quality of the bsa scopes? I know they're not Leupold but for the money I was wondering how they are?
 
I have heard them being referred to as "Been Screwed Again" on several ocassions........ I personally wouldn't buy one but then again, I've been trying to upgrade the glass I am using now-a-days.
 
I've also seen them referred to as "Barely Sufficient Apparatus." Some claim that the "Sweet 17" is fairly decent, but I've never heard anything good about any other models.
 
I have the sweet 17 and it's cloudy, but it was $99. Got it for the bullet drop compensator. Had an 8x-32x-42mm? mildot. No clarity at all. I personally won't get another but others here are happy with them.
 
Greetings; When your shopping for glass try this - ask to borrow a rangefinder for a minute. find something on the wall or an object 100 yards away. Now look at it through the scopes your checkin. You will have your answer.

Friend of mine bought one of those bsa scopes in a blister-pack. Yeah. Tried to get it to work and realised he 'bought sh%! again'.
 
BSA's can be very hit or miss. I have a 4x32 that I had on a Marlin 60 and it was ok, until I left it in the truck for the first time. Now it looks like my kids school is going to be delayed for fog everytime I look through it. On the other hand, my father-in-law has two platinums, one on his 22-250 and one on his 25-06. He takes these rifles out prarie dog hunting every year and the scopes probably have around 4,000 rounds through them each and they are crystal clear, even under high magnification. He plans on buying another for his swift when springs roles around here. I personally would rather spend my money elsewere, but that's me. Give the scope a good looking over before you buy it. You could also get a good one.
 
I think everybody should have to get sucked into buying at least one. Then I won't be alone...........have an 8x32 40mm that works ok until you turn the magnification up past 18x then it blurrs to fog.
 
BSA scopes serve a valuable purpose and they serve it well. They stand heads and toes above the rest in serving as a inexpensive reminder of why to not get cheap and buy descent glass in the first place. I find that I need this reminder about every ten years. Hopefully that urge has worn off. Can't speak for the Sweet 17 as it seems to be getting some good reviews.
 
BSA also stand for "Barely See Anything".

I. O. N. Doyle's advice is worth listening to IMHO. Spend your money elsewhere - it'll be cheaper in the long run for ya' to spend some extra bucks and get a decent scope the first time around, not the second time.

- BCB
 
I purchased two "budget scopes of america" scopes. One a 3-12x40 Contender and a 2-7x32 air rifle scope. I still have the air rifle scope, but one of lenses is chipped on the bottom. Probably from the recoil of the springer air rifle, but the scope was supposed to be designed for an air rifle.

Never again for me.
 
I have owned 4 different BSA's on different caliber guns, and today none of them are working. I had to learn the hard way!
 
I have heard many bad stories about BSA. I was told that at some point in time , BSA changed manufacturers or changed there scopes. Maybe that could have something to do with my experiences. I bought a 2-7 air rifle scope for a BSA super sport. Since, I have put BSA's on all but a couple of my rifles. I have never had even the slightest problem from any of em. One of my .204's has had over 500 rounds through it this year and POI hasn't changed at all! As far as clarity, all of mine are Contenders and are very clear. I sighted in a gun 2 weeks ago with a VXII 4-12 AO and could tell a difference in brightness versus the BSA. That was about it. Somewhat sharper images, but not enough to make me pay $400! I can say from alot of experience that at night, The BSA's perform very well.
 
I owned two of them. My sweet 17 seems to be a decent scope but my other one I have on my .22-250 sucked. Cost me about 6 yotes and a fox this year. I took it back and traded up for a different one but not another BSA. It was floating on me.. Good thing the store owner where I shop gave me credit for it.

Mountainyote...
 
I've got 2 Contenders and a Deerhunter model with no problems after a couple years of use. The varibles do haze a bit at higher power but they hold zero. Just using them on low caliber 223 and 22 mag. The Deerhunter is on a 50 cal muzzleloader.
 
I've had two and both of them worked great for two or so weeks. When you adjsuted magnifcation the cross hairs would turn also. I'll never buy one again!
 
I have a couple of the 4X16 Target Contenders and for a cheap scope I am satisfied. As for crosshairs twisting I have has several good scopes do the same thing. Broken reticle. That happens. I have sold several of them as well with no complaints. But I always tell someone that you either buy a cheap scope or Leupold. There are no inbetweens in my mind. BSA, Simmons, Tasco, Nikon, Pentax all in the same catagory.
JM2CW
 


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