(cheap Bushnel) vs (bsa) vs (simmons) vs (tasco)

[nasem]

I have a question about the cheaper scopes,
yesterday I bought a 22 win mag from walmart (on clerance) for $110, I wanted to top it off with a high variable scope, something like a 6-18X40MM or so, here are my options:

BSA 6-18X40mm
bushnell banner 6-18X40
simmons 6-18X40
tasco 6-18X40

do any of you have any experience with any of these ? do they hold point of impact good at any magnification ?  any comments would be appreciated,

thanks

[stimpylu32]

If i had to rank them in order of 1 to 4 it would be .

 1 Bushnell Banner

 2 Simons

 3 Tasco

 4 BSA

I have or have had all of these brands in all diffrent powers , right now i have the Bushnell in 6x18 on my handi 223 and the Tasco 6x18 on my H&R 22 mag.

Both are very clear optic wise even at 18x , the Simons that i have are 3x9 and 4x on 22LRs and work for what i do with them .

As far as BSA , i have had nothing but problems with their products and will not buy them again . For what its worth.

[Redhawk1]

Go with either bushnell banner 6-18X40 or simmons 6-18X40 for your 22 Win Mag.

[nasem]

I was also lookin at the tasco one with 6-24X42 mil-dot.... very nice about 70$

[30-30man]

The BSA shouldn't even be on a list unless we are talking paper weights.  Seriously, the Banner is lightyears ahead of them all.  The others are just a waste of money.  I have had good luck with Simmons but I had an AETEC.  Banner rules the cheap scopes.  BSA is the worst excuse for optics I've seen.  I rather have iron sights than look through any cloudy piece of junk BSA and I talk form experience of owning one.  Whew!  I'm sorry, I just hate BSA with a passion.  When they first came out they had plastic lenses, that should tell you something about BSA.

[nasem]

wow, LMAO, there is not a single person here in graybeardoutdoors that likes BSA.

Ok they are officially out of the list, but I like those Tasco Varmint 6-24X42 mil-dot scopes, they seem very interesting, what input do you guys have on em ?

[myarmor]

I have a BSA Mil-Dot 4-16x44 Mounted on my 17HMR Savage. I was VERY surprised by the new production BSA scopes. It is significantly clearer than the Tasco Varmint you have in question and even more than my Target 1/8 dot model 6-24x44, which is a step up from the Mil-Dot model.  
I looked through a few BSA models a couple years ago, and yes I agree with all others that they were total junk and a cloudy mess! :x
BUT, it seems that they have made several changes in the last 2 or 3 years in the way and QC they manufacture scopes. The optics are way better than ever before. I'm not saying that they are the way to go, only that I now have a decent clear scope that BSA should have been making all along.
Unfortunately they have already made a bad taste in the mouths of consumers, and those will probably never give them another try again. They should have done it right the first time.

The Mueller, Legend, and if those are too much, the Banner..these seem the best bet on budget prices.

[str8shooter48]

I have an older 4x12x40 Banner on a 6MMRem  its a pretty good scope. I bought a 223bbl for my Encore last year and put a 6x18x40 Bushnell Trophy on it. By far a nicer scope and it didn't break the bank

[vernonp]

You can get the bushnell banner 6-24x40 mil dot from the Optic Zone. I just got two of them and they are really great scopes for the money. I compared one of them with an Elite 4200 6-24x40 late yesterday evening and they really were a lot closer to the 4200 than I expected.  vernonp

[wolfe 21]

stay away from Tasco products.  Bought one, same model and magnification you're looking at, and wishing I'd never seen it.  Thing won't even hold POI on a 22LR, none the less the 223 Handi I bought it for.  The optics aren't that good either.  I personally have had good luck with my simmons, but it's a discontinued 3-9X deerfield model and it was on a 22lr winny.  Just my .02

[lostsniper308]

well i got a Tasco 6-24x42 mil-dot, i'll let y'all know how well it works on my.308. But i managed to get away with a $30 Barska 4x32 on my .22 Nylon 66. My .17HMR wore(past tense now ) a BSA Sweet 17 and it won't POI for anything.