bsa tactical stealth
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Post by bsa tactical stealth on Jul 21, 2009 15:31:36 GMT -5
i have been thinking about buying a bsa tactical stealth 4-16 by 44mm illuminated reticle scope for my dpms 20inch bull barrel panter. i have a nikon on it now but i do not like the bdc reticle at all. i do a lot of long range shooting and varmint hunting.
I have heard that if you take a bsa scope on a trip that it will lose its zero and you will have to resight it in. is this a good scope that will hold up or is it a peice of crap. i want something that will hold up. thank you
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Post by whyohe on Jul 21, 2009 18:03:47 GMT -5
i have had friends buy BSA scopes and tell me thet are ok in 22s and light recoiling stuff but that is it. thet IMO are not that clear.
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Post by rossman40 on Jul 22, 2009 0:43:33 GMT -5
I would skip the BSA and go for a Vortex Crossfire 4-16X50 with a illuminated reticle and 30mm tube. Twice the scope for maybe $10 more.
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Post by boarhog on Jul 22, 2009 12:24:57 GMT -5
My Son has had a BSA Catseye 3X9 on his 06 for a couple of years. Had nothing but trouble. It has a rubber coating that compresses, causing the scope to slip under recoil. Not front to back, but cants to the side. Then this past season, it fogged up, so that's that. I've had better luck with cheap Simmons scopes than that.
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Post by dougedwards on Jul 24, 2009 10:04:54 GMT -5
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Post by rossman40 on Jul 24, 2009 14:25:22 GMT -5
BSA is trying to get back in the market. The tactical stealth may be the first of new models to come but while having some wild design features, they are totally useless. The one that gets me is the camera like shutter in the front objective (the Twist Cap lens shutter system). Supposedly in bright light you can dial down the amount of light coming into the scope. Good thinking but how recoil resistant? Illuminated controls? That must be for shooting in the dark. The push-pull turrents are nifty but I'm not a knob turner and do not like tall tactical turrents on a hunting gun. The "big wheel" adjuster, come on.
It may be a ploy to get all those penny pinching arm chair commandos and swatwannabes. I know if one more guy tells me about his tactical BSA, Barska, NCStar or Tasco scope "just like the ones snipers use" I'm going to puke.
Quality lenses are getting cheaper everyday. Newer (cheaper) lens coatings are a by product of LCD and plasma TVs not to mention those touch screen phones. CNC machines can pump out parts 24/7 with little human (with little skills) intervention. Don't fall for being "tacticool" when reliability and toughness are the keys,
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Post by rangeball on Jul 24, 2009 15:46:48 GMT -5
Awhile back I bought the 1x4 cats eye for my 12g H&R slug gun. Toasted it in less than 20 shots. Problem was it went belly up mid hunt, I just happened to notice the reticle had detached and rotated. Finished the season with an open sited 870.
Emailed BSA for warranty work, they said they don't recommend their scopes for slug guns, even though it's plastered all over their website and advertising. The traded me for a new sweet .22 for my savage.
The sweet .22 so far has been great. Nice and clear, adjustments consistent and the trajectory compensator right on.
But, I'd never buy another BSA for anything more than probably a .223.
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Post by ricksalisbury01 on Jul 24, 2009 16:56:40 GMT -5
I could not agree with Rossman more! I shoot a USO sn3 3.8-22 on my 308 (MOA, MOA set-up with EREK knobs for tactical shoots). Leopold’s, Nikons, and Sightrons are the low end on my hunting stuff. The BSA I put on my son’s 22 was so poor that I ripped it off and put a Nikon that I bought from a member on this site. Stay Away from the BSA, Simmons (any Wal-Mart Scope (excluding the Nikons). Skip buying four cheap scopes, and all the wasted time and ammo, and buy a good quality scope.
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Post by ricksalisbury01 on Jul 24, 2009 17:09:38 GMT -5
One more note….the rings are the heart of the optics. Badger, Seekins, and Warne are all good choices for mounting options. If you want to have complete faith in the rifle, pay the $200.00 for the rings, the @500-$3000 for glass, and buy a steel base. Guide hunters always say that Americans buy a $1000 rifle and cap it with $200.00 glass, where as the Europeans buy a $200 rifle and cap it with $1000 glass. A rifle is only as good as its sights (optics or irons)!
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Post by mshm99 on Jul 24, 2009 17:28:39 GMT -5
What ricksalisbury01 said. I have said many times that simmons, tasco,bushnell reps have lied to me about how tuff their scopes are. They crawfish when the junk comes unglued. I would recommend the Leupold Rifleman series as a great value and a made in USA company that completely stands behind their product. Buy one good scope and move it around with QR mounts if you have to.
Just my opinion
mshm
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