Maybe for J.B. or the rest of the campfire brethren...

Just got a new scope sent to me from Bushnell Repair as they couldn't repair the older one I sent in.

The sent me a Trophy 3 x 9, which I wasn't overly impressed with...

so I called their customer service...and talked about a possible upgrade.

They went over a few options, but directed me to a new series they have Called the Engage.

They had a 4 x 16, 30mm tube, Target Turrets and a very useful reticle they called Deploy MOA.

The scope lists for $399.99...but they are exchanging and upgrading me from the TRophy for $80...
which I consider a pretty darn good deal.

We'll see how it looks when it gets here in a week or two.

So question is, if anyone has picked up one yet... and has any opinions formed on it.

The series on their web site looks like a well thought out series of scopes.

Not Cadillacs but certain a very serviceable looking scope series.

Since this one is costing me $80 and a scope that was 10 or 12 years old and broken...which I got my money's
worth out of...I'm getting treated pretty well by their customer service.

I don't know anything about the scope you're getting but it sounds like a good deal. Kudos to Bushnell customer service.

They look like a decent entry level scope for dialing...But...the 4-16 has a dismal 50 moa of travel, which is odd for a 30mm tube

According to the specs on Midway it has 60 MOA of adjustment.

Direct from Bushnell's site:

Magnification x Objective Lens:4-16x 44mm
Reticle:Deploy MOA
Turret Style:Tactical
Elevation Travel MOA:50
Windage Travel MOA:50
Travel Per Revolution:15
Parallax (Yards):10
Tube Size:30mm
Focus:Side
Eye Relief: in3.6
Field of View: ft@100yds28' - 7'
Weight: oz20.1
Length: in14
MAP:$399.99

Well when she shows up....

I'll road test it and give a field report on her....

she'll see service on a 223 bolt action, so its goes enough for my needs...

Very interested to read your report. According to bushnell this series is made in china.

I purchased a 2-7X35 engage for my short range 358 win after it killed a SWFA 1-4X24 in short order. We will see how it goes.

Updates?

Just got back from 2 weeks in New Mexico and Arizona...

nothing showed up via UPS since I was gone...

That's discouraging; the part about the SWFA, I mean.

I suppose someone had to break one eventually.

any updates?
I am curious how usable you find the reticle.

I've got a 4 x 16 on the way....

and also on Friday they told me another scope sent in was non repairable, so they wanted to replace it...

but allowed me to upgrade to a 3 x 12 with a 30 mm tube and tact turrets...

also ordered a 2 x 7 for $90....

The latter two ship Monday.

Any updates?
That 2-7x36 might be just what I have been looking for.

Grady,

Got the 2 x 7 in the mail today....came in a shipping box big enough to ship about 4 of them in it...

its going right back to Bushnell tomorrow morning...

This thing has to be messed up at the factory, because I can't believe that this is as they intended to sell
it...

the Field of View is like looking down a pistol scope....and its field of view is beyond ridiculous..

its also awfully big and clunky for a 2 x 7...has to weigh twice as much as a Leupold 2 x 7.

I had also ran across a deal on a Diamondback 2 x 7 from Vortex....

the Vortex is going to be the one I'll be putting on the rifle this one was intended for...

If I sent you this Bushnell for free, you wouldn't consider me a friend once you got it...

I've got a couple of 4 power Tascos that were $25 new....picked them up for 22 scopes...

Those Tascos are 10 times the scope this 2 x 7 is....

Wish I had better news, but for the money... pick up a Vortex 2 x7 Diamondback or a Leupold used if you
can find it...

only good thing to say about this Bushnell, with its weight, it would be handy for a door stop.

Well that's discouraging, would like to also hear a hands on evaluation of the 30mm models.

2-7's seem like a tough scope to get right these days. There's not many affordable new models that compare with the Leupolds...sadly. I just don't understand why they can't get a bigger field of view.

It's like the world went to 3-9x40's and the 2-7x32's are now just an afterthought slapped together.

Dan

More Chinese junk sold under the guise of Bushnell's banner!

I don't know the advantages to having those huge eye pieces especially on compact scopes.

The larger ocular lens allows for more field of view. Kind of like a larger objective allows for more light to enter the scope.

I think the scopes look pretty cool, the reticle in the engage series is the reticle they should have put in the LRHS instead of the disappearing ffp reticle that is in it. I told them and hope one day they offer that scope in that reticle. if they did I would probably buy 3 or more. it just depends on what you want to do with the scope. If you don't want to dial it, I bet its a decent scope and just use the reticle. I have a tuff time believing a scope at that price point is durable enough internally to do what it needs to with frequent dialing.

I have also received a 2.5 x 10 with the 30 mm tube and also the 4 x 16.

I will be giving them a road test in the near future...

contrary to the 2 x 7, Initial look... they are every thing I expected...

They are taking the 2 x 7 back and will check it out to see if it was a defective one that slipped thru Q C.

Kudos to Bushnell, calling their customer service they are more than responsive to making sure I am going to be
happy with the acquistion.... evidently they spent 6 months or more developing this series.

will keep you gentlemen posted.

What do you think of the reticle in the 2-7? It would seem like the reticle markings would be pretty small in that model. How is the reticle on low light. On the 3-12 and higher powered models this should not be an issue. I just haven't seen them myself to know for sure

I just tried one of these in 2x7 The worst scope I have ever looked thru period ......Pure garbage....On its way Back.. No more Bushnell's for me.... Any company that would put there name on chit like this...Should go Broke

I fell for the Bushnell AR Optics when they came out....and after that, I swore off anything wearing a Bushnell name that wasn't an Elite.

I had a Ford Falcon one time. Terrible car. I wouldn't own another Ford.