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Have been contemplating a new 22 wmr rifle and scope. Was looking online and found a Bushnell Banner2 4-12 x 40 at Natchez on sale for $40.
Never had a Bushnell and my expectations are tempered . Will I get the best deal ever or just get what I payed for ? Will find out in about a week.
This will just be for fun ( range and plinking ) so hoping it will perform adequately.
Any of you folks have this scope ?

My bud bought a cheap Banner for his 22 many years ago. It has been nothing short of spectacular. He dials the piss out of it. I have had really good results with cheap scopes on rimfires when used in a set and forget capacity.

These are the true Natchez scope bargains if you are willing to buy Chinese stuff. https://www.natchezss.com/clearance...e-28-10x44-1-sfp-truplex-illum-black-box

My Christmas 1967 581 wore a Banner 1-4 for many, many years. The rubber ring on the eyepiece cracked and fell off, but I put one of those slip-ons over it and soldiered on until cloudy view, largely due to cleaning with my shirt, made me replace it. Now it has a Trophy XLT 1-75-4 shotgun scope that cost maybe $60. This one is either made in the Philippines or Korea. I’ve had both. Circle-X reticle with a fine center.

You'll get $40 worth if lucky.

The banners are cheap and delicate. Have had them on 22's in the past (when I was a kid). One only lasted a day, took it back to the store and exchanged it for another one. You get what you pay for, and $40 isn't much.

If you’re recovering from the financial shock of a new rifle purchase, the Banner will probably carry you for a while, but a decent rifle rates a decent scope.

My sons and I have had excellent service from the 4-12 Trophy XLTs, but I think they’re gone now, or made someplace other than Japan. No idea about the new ones. $300 will get you a rock-solid SWFA 6x, and Black Friday is just around the corner to boot.