Scope Choice/Recommendation

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Ray Zeman

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This will souund like an old ? but given the choice for long range varmint and some target shooting, which scope would be preffered? Bushnell Elite 4200 6-24X40, SF, Mil Dot or Burris Signature Select 8-32X44, Ballistic Mil Dot?

Regards,

Ray
 
I have used both scopes

And to my eyes and most of the guys I know the Bushnell is the better scope. Optically it is brighter, clearer and sharper.

If possible try to find a store that has both scopes and look them over.

Mike.
 
This may not be helpful, I don't know.

I put a Bushnell Trophy 6X-18X on my varminter rifle last summer. I had no trouble with it, and I can see .224 holes appear on the paper at 200 yds -- at least, provided I use white and light orange targets. I believe the rifle with this scope is shooting up to the capability of the barrel. I have shot 3/8 and 3/16 inch groups at 100 yds with her.

I know the Elite is supposed to be a more premium quality product than the Trophy. The Trophy has been described as a mid-pricerange scope. I paid about $279 in a shop. Could have done better via mail order.

I'm satisfied.
 
Lefty- 300 to 400 yds.

John- why not Mil Dot? Will it cover my intended bullseye?

Regards,

Ray
 
Go mil dot

Ray, I believe that if you got the Bushnell Elite 4200, 6x24x40, that you will not be disappointed. I have one on my Sav. 12, 223 Rem. and just love it. The reticle is fine enough that you will be able to quarter a 3/4" dot at 100 yd. If you get it, get the mil dot master card as well. It is fun to figure out unknown distances with it and it is fast in doing so. But that is just one way to figure out a distance.
I am putting together a 6br at this time and just might get another 4200 of the same power, but maybe with SF. The other two choices that Im kicking aroung are the Sightron 3 6x24x50 SF w/ mil dot ret. The other is the nikon Monarch of the same power but as far as I can tell, they do not offer the mil dot. They have the ballistic type m d. I need to find out more about the Nikon first. I have done a pretty good research on the Sightron3 and it just might be my next scope, just to have a different scope to use. If there is one thing that I do not like about it, it will be another 4200 Elite for me.
This was not meant to confuse you, but to just let you know that I think a great deal about owning a Bushnell Elite scope. Good luck with your choice. Bet you did some shooting at the Fox Valley rifle range, huh.
 
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I had a Burris 8-32 Signature thinking it would be just the thing for my tired old eyes at the range and shooting prairie dogs. It turned out to be a pain in the caboose. Maybe it was the individual scope I had, but focus/parallax adjustment was difficult and critical even at lower magnifications. The focus/parallax adjustment was as critical as a BR-36 Leupold, but while the Leupold could easily be adjusted and focused for a clear sharp view I could never get it done to my satisfaction on the Burris.
 
I recently bought a 3200 Elite 5 - 15 X 50 Bushnell, a tad heavy but I could not be more pleased with it, very crisp bright and clear sight picture, does the job on the .22 just fine, but easy swaps over to the 7mm RM for more serious work.

Not sure how the cheaper Bushnell Banner scopes are, as they are made in China, while all the 3200 4200 Elite and up are made in Japan, the quality difference is easy to see.
 
I had a Bausch & Lomb Elite 4000 6-24x40mm that I used for air rifle competitions. It was the only scope I could find at the time that went down to 10 yards on the AO (and was quite accurate at giving me the right distance so I could dial in my scope adjustments). It never shifted zero, and had bright, clearer glass than Nightforce. This was about seven or eight years ago, and I don't even know if they are making them in Japan any longer. Sadly, I sold that scope with the air rifle, but I did just agree to buy another exactly like my old scope,... but for the price I paid for it new back then! I think it's a fair sale, though, knowing just how good it was and how expensive it would be to replace it with something equal to it. If I could, I would have bought several of those things years ago. My advice would be to find someone that can verify if they're still making them as good as they used to. If so, buy a new one. If not, buy a preowned (mint) one. I know of something that is selling one in excellent condition, BTW,... the same guy I'm buying mine from.
 
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