|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,220
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,220 |
I used a few Bushnell and Simmons budget scopes when I was younger, had a family to feed, and money was tight.
I can't recall ever not being able to pick out the target due to the background which sounds more like an eyesight problem or poor scope fit.
OP knows what he can afford and there are plenty of options that will serve him well.
I have and can afford nicer optics nowadays but I still have a $69 4x Simmons on a rifle because it works fine. I've got 7 Simmons scopes from the early 1980's still in use after nearly 40 years. 5 are the Model 1040, 2-7x32, and 2 are the Model 1053, 1.5-4.5x32. All 7 scope have been mounted, dismounted, and swapped around between at least a dozen rifles during that time. 4 of the 1040s are still in use on a Mossberg 640, a Savage 65, and a pair of Savage 24s. The 1053s are mounted on a pair of Mossberg 479 lever action 30-30s, 1 that I leave with my Colorado cache and 1 that I leave with my New Hampshire cache. They aren't first tier scopes, but they have always worked as intended.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,884
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,884 |
Bushnell Banner 1.5-4.5x32
Tougher than nails, if they last past the first box of ammo.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,371
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,371 |
I bought a Nikon Buckmaster 2 new for $99.95 for my CVA Accura. I really like it.
1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983
919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994
"Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 31,428
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 31,428 |
I could see one of these working just fine. I like the two I have, though in MilDot. There's been some great $120 or less riflescope bargains and surely it'll happen again.... FFII, VX1, Prostaff
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!"
--- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 31,428
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 31,428 |
I used a few Bushnell and Simmons budget scopes when I was younger, had a family to feed, and money was tight.
I can't recall ever not being able to pick out the target due to the background which sounds more like an eyesight problem or poor scope fit.
OP knows what he can afford and there are plenty of options that will serve him well.
I have and can afford nicer optics nowadays but I still have a $69 4x Simmons on a rifle because it works fine. For some reason I bought a $22 Simmons 8-point 3-9x50 off Fleabay, then, liked it so much I bought 4 more!. They're still sitting until I get more cheap rifles. Unsurprisingly they are not alpha glass. LOL
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!"
--- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 10,068
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 10,068 |
I used a few Bushnell and Simmons budget scopes when I was younger, had a family to feed, and money was tight.
I can't recall ever not being able to pick out the target due to the background which sounds more like an eyesight problem or poor scope fit.
OP knows what he can afford and there are plenty of options that will serve him well.
I have and can afford nicer optics nowadays but I still have a $69 4x Simmons on a rifle because it works fine. For some reason I bought a $22 Simmons 8-point 3-9x50 off Fleabay, then, liked it so much I bought 4 more!. They're still sitting until I get more cheap rifles. Unsurprisingly they are not alpha glass. LOL Boomer, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. 
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 31,428
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 31,428 |
Boomer, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. $18.69 Shipped, what am I waiting for! $17.76 ea for two or more. CHEAP MOFOBTW, The one's I bought from Ebay arrived in Amazon packaging.
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!"
--- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 37
Campfire Greenhorn
|
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 37 |
I really appreciate all the replies!!! Now I have some comparisons to do and see what will best fit my needs. Thanks guys!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 11,952
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 11,952 |
I know I know, you get what you pay for but if you only had $100 to spend on a scope for a low recoiling rifle what would you go with??? I'd buy a good name used scope.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 17,947 Likes: 13
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 17,947 Likes: 13 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 3,037
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 3,037 |
I've bought a couple of Leupold M8 6x scopes for $100, and they both work just great!
I have one on my "loaner" 30-06 and a dad/son team both got their first elk with it last year. No dials to turn, no dots to distract, just a clear image and easy-to-see crosshairs - point and shoot.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing -- Edmund Burke
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,312
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,312 |
I think natchez has some nikon refurbs for about that. Buckmaster would be my choice for a budget hunting scope.
"Life is tough, even tougher if your stupid"
John Wayne
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 19,250 Likes: 3
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 19,250 Likes: 3 |
You simply aren't going to do better than one of those Bushnell Trophy XLT'S from CDNN For 69.00. Buddy of mine has one on a .270 and has had no trouble killing a buch of deer with it. I've looked through it and it's plenty good glass for hunting if you aren't half blind.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 4,963
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 4,963 |
I could see one of these working just fine. I like the two I have, though in MilDot. There's been some great $120 or less riflescope bargains and surely it'll happen again.... FFII, VX1, Prostaff Yes. I have one for a backup. No Meopta, but, A LOT of scope for the price.
Mauser Rescue Society
Founder, President, and Chairman
I don't always shoot Mausers, but when I do...I prefer VZ-24s.
jdi do píči
|
|
|
|
|
619 members (01Foreman400, 10Glocks, 1Longbow, 06hunter59, 1beaver_shooter, 65 invisible),
2,462
guests, and
1,313
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,596
Posts18,492,216
Members73,972
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
