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I am interested to hear your thoughts on that 10X Bushnell if you see this please

Castle Rock,

I've had this scope for 10 years or so. It's the mil/mil version. I've rotated it through a few rifles from 10/22, 308 bolt gun, AR15, and lately this 223. It has been serviceable so far.

When it was new, the erector spring was hanging up when dialing up. I discovered it early on. I also had a tube-mounted bubble level immediately aft of the turret, that may have been part of the issue too.

Anyway, I removed the bubble, and ran the turret up and down from stop to stop, probably 50 times or so. After that it hasn't bobbled.

There is no parallax adjustment, and this scope becomes slightly out of focus inside about 40 yards or so. It works fine for long range shooting, but you have to understand it is a $199 scope. Glass quality isn't really bad, I've used it to shoot clay birds on the 1000 yard berm.

I think it has a permanent home on this 223, pulling prairie dog duty at distances 100-300 yards or so, it does all I could want it to do.



Shane

Thanks very much, I appreciate the feedback

You bet.

I have a couple of Bushnell 3200 10x40s and think that they are a pretty good scope for the $$.

Thanks, I want to play with a scope that will dial and don't want to spend too much on it, or it to be too bulky on a Tikka Lite

Here's the same Bushnell 10X on other rigs,

Thanks, looks like it won't unbalance the Tikka

It should be fine on the Tikka, it's tube is less bulky than most variable 3-9x40's, but with turrets added.

I ended up with the same rig in 22-250. My only bitch with it is that it will not feed from the magazine on a regular basis amd the tiger is a bit gritty, even after adjustment. Ruger is sending me a new mag as we speak.

Tigers can be a bit gritty, at times.

check out a savage model 11 with heavy barrel, cal.223 there often on sale and come with a nikon scope, can usually find them for less than $500.00,know two guys that have them and both shoot half inch groups.sweet thing about the savage you can swap barrels, you might want to try a 204 no problem, several after market barrel venders out there.

Walker,

I missed that you moved here. Hope everything is going well. If you head this way shoot me a PM.




Clark

Don't want to steal the ops post but my wife and I are looking for a PD hunt in 2018. We are senior citizens and are looking for something in Montana or Wyoming but will not rule out any area. PM me with any information you have. thanks Daniel

Man!!! I thought deer hunters and bass fishermen were tight lipped. Still needing information for next summer. Thanks Daniel

I would check out one of the Indian reservation hunts in the Dakotas.
And your right, no one is going to give up a good spot.

BWalker, thanks. I didn't realize just how much danger a 72 yo would be to a prairie dog town. Will look at the Dakota's but was hoping to find something in Wyoming. We are planning to hit Yellowstone on the same trip. Daniel

Finding a good place to shoot prairie dogs is much more difficult than you realise.

So I am finding out. Maybe our elk outfitter will know of something, will be at his place in about 2 weeks. Even if he does, not sure I want to make the drive back to Plains again, long 2000 miles.

I know of several around here.

Hunters may be tight lipped, but local farmers generally are not.