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Bushnell LRHS Specs
3x12 power
22oz
13.4" long, comes with 2" sunshade
30mm Tube
44mm OBJ
1/10th Mil/Mil adjustments
10 MIL per rev low profile elevation knob
24 mils of travel
Zero Stop (Easy to Set!!)
10 mil per rev windadge , capped
side focus 20ft to INF
great field of view
great eye box
Glass on par with $2500+ scopes

Bushnell let Myself and Pat Sinclair spec this scope out completely. lots of the features were formulated from Pats experience in big game hunting and predator hunting. We thought of lots of little things that would be perfectly combined into the ultimate LR Hunting scope. From large numbering and a zero Indicator to easy to use elevation knob and zero stop, capped but useable/zeroable windadge knob. Easy to adjust power ring. Newly designed LR huntind reticle.

About the reticle, the G2DMR reticle was redesigned for better use as LR Hunting reticle. The bars filled in and brought in closer to the center, more defined center for better low light use, a 4 Mil halo around the center for rapid centering and use as a donut of death on low power, the same mil grid for elevation holdover and wind hold-off as the Original G2. Behold the G2H!!

This scope is going to Debut at the Shot Show and I will have the first 200 units on April 10th of 2014. A few will go out to testers, and Pat will update everyone on his use of it and the testing he is doing with it already. Earlier prototypes have already proven worthy on some LR Antelope and Deer.


This will be the start to a line of LR Hunting scopes Bushnell has plans to offer, Ideas coming - MOA version, 4x16x50 model for 2015, LR varmint model???


This scope is also the perfect optic for a Precision AR type rifle. Bushnell will be offering a FDE Model called the LRS for this purpose as well in the fall of 2014.




















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I am saving up for a higher end LR scope, looks like this one is on the radar!

Pat/George,

You guys ever compared it to the Premier Light Tactical 3-15x50 or Nightforce 2-10x42? Those two scopes seem to be the closest as far as features go.

Thanks,

Dan

Just nit-picking here, but why such a large cap to cover the windage adjustments? Seems like you could slim that down a bit.

Its actually not that big, It doesn't even stock out .500" Its actually got a usable windage knob underneath.

I assume it's a FFP reticle George ?

Built off this platform with some changes ?

http://swfa.com/Bushnell-3-12x44-Elite-Tactical-30mm-Rifle-Scope-P51677.aspx

Looks like they've really got something there! Thanks for sharing, Pat.

BTW, tickets available for Sunday.

Similar but not the same, Tube is different, Saddle redesigned, Has Zero Stop, Different Turrets, it has allot of functional differences that set it completly apart from that scope. Reticle change and yes its Front focal plane.

Its a huge step in the right direction for a dedicated Long Range Hunting scope.

Available to the masses in April 2014

That reticle looks like it would work good in low light too.

That looks intesting, a lot to like about that scope. I guess time will tell.

It's kinda a shame that these new scopes weigh as much as they do, but I understand that if you want a durable variable scope with a 42mm objective, or thereabouts, it's going to have to have some bulk as well. Personally, I'm not crazy about scopes that are 20+ ounces and my last variable I bought, a Leica ER 2.5-10x42, comes in around 16 ounces which is mounted on my Remington 700 African Plains Rifle in 300 WM. It's a heavy rifle, so the weight of the scope doesn't throw off the balance.

I"m curious how it will stack up with the March 3-24x42....

In what way ? Glass or durability ? Can't remember if it was Pat or 10x that said the glass was " a notch below" S&B and one of the other top jobs.


ps. Just found the quote...

Overall durability and repeatability, I'm curious about the glass but don't expect it to quite match up to March's glass!

Nope that is a pretty suspect quote/statement IMO.

March is easily better than NF and S&B.. Top of the line Zeiss glass is better than both also IMO....

I thought that's what I said?

Do I understand that you are testing a prototype made with steel internals but that the production scopes may have aluminium parts ?
I find that odd. The reason why steel is used in tactical scopes is they are designed to be run harder. Apparently steel parts hold up better with heavy use of the adjustments. E

I'm agreing with you and referring to Scenarshooters statement. IMO S&B and NF in no way are as good as March glass.......

Oh ok ..It will be nice to hear his review when finished, have never looked thru a March but S&B is pretty incredible,hard to imagine things getting much better!

Those March scopes must have some view if you're saying they are better than a S&B. Guess they should be at $3K+.