Clearpoint scope at Wal-Mart

[bluebayou]

We started selling a scope called the Clearpoint. It is distributed by Crosman airguns but isn't on their website.  It is 4-16x40 with AO and two color, illuminated mil-dot reticle.  For get this.........$69.  It is crap above 10 power, but is VERY clear at the low end.  Granted, it has no coatings to speak of, I am sure that it would be really difficult in bright sunlight.  What has everyone excited here is the illuminated reticle so they can shoot pests.

So...has anyone ever used one?  I am sure that it would not be very durable for any real recoil, but would be pretty sweet for a 22 or 22 Mag. 

Any thoughts on illuminated reticles in cheap scopes?  One guy bought one for a 223.  I would think that would be as rough as I would go. 

Do lens coatings make a difference at night?  I would think that glare would still be a problem.

Any thoughts on night shooting in general?

[tallyho]

Are Crosman calling it an airgun scope? If so, I believe it should stand up to at least moderate recoil since airguns (springers that is) have a different (backward and forward) recoil and airgun scopes have to be built to deal with that kind of recoil. In my youth I toasted a regular, cheap non airgun, scope that way on a break barrel springer before I learned about that. 

My thoughts on illuminated reticles - I'm not keen on them. No particular reason, just of an age where I am used to a nice basic duplex reticle scope without accessories. Old dog, new tricks kinda thing I suppose, and to each his own.

[DalesCarpentry]

We started selling a scope called the Clearpoint. It is distributed by Crosman airguns but isn't on their website.  It is 4-16x40 with AO and two color, illuminated mil-dot reticle.  For get this.........$69.  It is crap above 10 power, but is VERY clear at the low end.  Granted, it has no coatings to speak of, I am sure that it would be really difficult in bright sunlight.  What has everyone excited here is the illuminated reticle so they can shoot pests.

So...has anyone ever used one?  I am sure that it would not be very durable for any real recoil, but would be pretty sweet for a 22 or 22 Mag. 

Any thoughts on illuminated reticles in cheap scopes?  One guy bought one for a 223.  I would think that would be as rough as I would go. 

Do lens coatings make a difference at night?  I would think that glare would still be a problem.

Any thoughts on night shooting in general?

You seem to have alot of negative things to say about this scope. I would just spend a little more money and get something half decent. You can get many scopes in the $100.00 range and not have to worry about recoil and such. As far as lighted recticles go I have never had the need for one. The mill dot recticle is a handy one to have though.