BSA Torture Test!!!

[SamG.]

Most people think "cheap Chinese crap! "when they think of BSA. I've heard people say that the red-dots are worse than Irons. I wanted to conduct a torture test with the following things: Freezing in a solid block of ice, heating it up in 150+ degree water, kicking it around, and blunt impact with a hammer. I used a 1 1/2 year old #RD30 = It looks beat up because I had previously painted it (and scraped it off)

Please comment if you have any questions or things that you would like me to test. ENJOY!

 

[SamG.]

Frozen in Ice. left overnight and busted out on the ground. Still works as normal.

 

[SamG.]

I then put it on the stove in about 155 degree water. Still works fine. I took it outside and beat the crap out of it. Slammed it on the ground, kicked it, dropped it from various heights onto concrete. It still works as normal.

 

[SamG.]

After that it fogged up. Not good at all, but it still is usable. I noticed that the dot is now lower than it should be. lost its' zero. not good. The end loosened up and scewed off but it still works. not good either

 

[SamG.]

Now time to give it heck. The hammer dented its' extremely tough sides. The dot grew strangely big. The glass shattered. bad. It still turns on but it is unusable.

 

[SRT1]

Yeah, but all of that is unrealistic. If you want to "real world" test it, have my pet elephant step on it. He does it to mine all the time.
That's pretty tough stuff right there. I think it goes above and beyond normal use parameters by a long way. Very interesting, thanks for doing it!
SRT

 

[Schofield3]

Quite the testing, you definitely put it through some harsh conditions. Conclusion? Tough as nails!!

 

[Cougfan2]

I ate one and.......... Oh, never mind. Sometimes my warped sense of humor gets the best of me.

Seriously; interesting test. Thanks for the report.

 

[SamG.]

Conclusion, I would probably buy one to put it on a plinker rifle/shotgun for range shooting or hunting. I had it mounted on my Ak for a time and I was able to hit a coke cap a 100 yrds on a bench rest. It's definatly not an Aimpoint!, but it is a good buy for $30. The aluminum construction is amazingly strong, but the lense glass is easlily broken (with a hammer) The 8 hour battery life is also a major drawback.

 

[f4t9r]

It is not right to torture a scope.
I have a couple and they are functional. Pretty good for the price.
Now go buy a Eotech and try the same test. We will wait for the results.
If you have to save some money up first we understand.

 

[SamG.]

I'd never hurt a real scope!

 

[CAPTAIN MIKE]

When I think of BSA

Sorry, but when many of us see the initials BSA - we think of the Boy Scouts of America - where many like me first learned how to shoot.

 

[MisterPX]

You coulda sent it to me and had me do a test similar to teh SPOT test

 

[Geno]

I have 2 BSA scopes, a 36X and a Sweet .22 in 3-9, with AO. Both are worth the money. However, the 3-9 is excellent. I have had that scope for about a month or so. It tracks extremely well, and has great returnability to the original zero.

 

[krs]

Yeah but, recoil shakes them apart inside.

 

[easyrider604]

just wondering why anybody would do that to a scope.

 

[SamG.]

Well I just happened to have one that I was replacing with a Vortex Strikefire (and I was also very bored). I decided that it wasn't such a loss, if I could prove something (Durability is what I'm trying to prove)

 

[mkonops]

I've got one on my Ruger MK3 .22, and it functions well enough. You can tell its cheap and made in China by looking at it, and certainly by holding it - but it serves its purpose well and my wallet barely noticed it. I would recommend it for range use any day.

Thanks for the test results. I'm glad (I guess) to know it can stand up to a good bit more abuse than it gets from me.

 

[easyrider604]

Thank you for performing those tests. You helped me decide to buy what looks to be the same scope sold under a different name, TM/Gunney's Garage, for $25.00 shipped.

I'm getting two of them, mainly to use for my range guns. I'll reserve my 1980s vintage Aimpoint 3000s and Tasco Propoints for more serious applications.

 

[SamG.]

You're welcome! I'm happy to help people choose!

 

[Browning]

How many rounds had you put through the rifle while the BSA was on there?

Interesting test.

How many rounds had you put through it even before this test? That's kind of where the real evidence of a decent dot scope is (whether it'll hold up to moderate recoil over an extended period of time while exposing it to real world wear and tear).

It's interesting to see how it'll perform under extreme conditions, but I don't think most of us freeze or boil our dot scopes. However mine has fallen before from a few feet from a standing position or fallen off the bed of a truck onto concrete or onto dirt and/or been struck with something and gotten generally kind of dinged up.

 

[SamG.]

I had put about 1,000+ rounds of 7.62x39 through it. I originally mounted it on my AK, but upgraded to a Vortex Strikefire red-dot.

 

[Browning]

SamG. : I had put about 1,000+ rounds of 7.62x39 through it. I originally mounted it on my AK,...

Well that's not a whole lot of rounds, but an AK's certainly a large enough caliber and that's certainly enough rounds to uncover any defects in the dot scopes manufacture if were are any.

Good enough for me.

Thanks.

 

[easyrider604]

Ditto

 

[MartinS]

You get useful when you're bored. Cancel the cable.