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Offline jthomast

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NO MORE SIMMIONS PISTOL SCOPES.
« on: April 13, 2008, 07:58:34 AM »
iI BOUGHT A SIMMONS PISTOL SCOPE THE PRO HUNTER 4X THE LENSE FELL OUT AFTER ABOUT 200 RDS,AFTER THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD HOLD UP TO HEAVY .44 MAG LOADS.WELL I SENT IT BACK [WITH PROOF OF PURCHSE] .TWO WEEKS LATER AFTER THEY LOST THE PROOF OF PURCHSHE.I HAD TO EMAIE ANOTHER,TWO MORE WEEKS AND I GOT  'ANOTHER' SCOPE,ABOUT 5 RDS IT WINT T HELL AND ITSO HAPPENS I IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOG HUNT.WHEN I GOT TO THEHOGING HUNTING AREA I CHECKED  MY PISTOL FOR ZERO.ALL WAS GOOD. MIND YOU I WASIN A FRANTIC STATE.THE NEW SCOPE HADE ONLY ABOUT 5 RDS THROUG IT FOR ZERO PUROPSES THE FIRST HOG I SAW WASABOUT 50 YDS ,HE WAS MINE LOOKED THROUGH TE SCOPE .IT WAS A BLURRR COULD TELL WICH END WAS WHICH.AN HE LOOKED FUTHER THAN WHAT HE WAS. SOOOOOOOOOO I GOT PISSED AD DROVE 400 MILES HOME
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Re: NO MORE SIMMIONS PISTOL SCOPES.
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2008, 08:40:04 AM »
Bushnell or Burris would be a better choice.  Eventhough I own all Burris scopes the next one is going to be a Bushnell trophy 2x-6x.
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Re: NO MORE SIMMIONS PISTOL SCOPES.
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2008, 08:55:11 AM »
I have a leupold a burris and a bushnell trophy love them all good handgun scopes are not cheap (under $100.00) i vote for the trophy if i had to buy another
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Re: NO MORE SIMMIONS PISTOL SCOPES.
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2008, 10:14:41 AM »
  The only Simmons scopes that I've owned-that held together-were the Whitetail Expedition series.  Had a pistol scope that I used for .357, but moved up to a better one. The Whitetail Expedition was from a 30-30 barrel, I put it on a .22.

     Their glass just isn't good enough nor, does it last long enough. I don't think they focus all that well.  If I were looking for a moderately priced scope, maybe a Weaver.  I shoot Burris and Leupolds though.
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Re: NO MORE SIMMIONS PISTOL SCOPES.
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2008, 11:06:08 AM »
The only scope Simmons made that would reliably hold up to handcannons was their Gold Medal 2-7.   So naturally they discontinued that model.

I use a bunch of an even better discontinued model for all my bigger handcannons - the Tasco Pro Class.   I'm not a Tasco fan but these scopes take the abuse and I've never damaged one in thousands of rounds fired on the big boomers.

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Re: NO MORE SIMMIONS PISTOL SCOPES.
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2008, 01:14:07 PM »
Get a Leupold and forget the cheap stuff. You get what you pay for, period!
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