"Oh yeah, and gun writers/ magazines are all full of it, if they didn't make everything sound amazing, they wouldn't sell any advertising"...

Agreed, that's why we need boards like this one.

I actually have an old 10X on one of my rifles now and I would not be comfortable having to use a 10X scope at close range. Just too hard (for me anyway) to find the target.

I agree there's probably a huge difference between a BSA 8-32x56 and one of the newer Super Snipers. I think the Bushnell is in between them but whether its closer to the BSA or the SS I don't know. If it's closer to the SS then it's a good deal, and that's what I'm trying to determine before I buy it.

So back to my original question - anyone tried out one of these?