Centerpoint scopes lost features....suggestion for alternatives as good in that price range??

I own quite few of the "traditional" Centerpoint Adventure class scopes sold at Walmart (the 4-16 40 ones) for 70 bucks. Unbeatable features and good quality for the money (mine are all perfect). The last one I bought was probably 4-5 years ago.
I just purchased a bolt action 22 and when I went to Wally World to pick another one I noticed that these scopes lost quite few features. The turrets are not longer exposed, no more locking zero rings and no more screw to adjust the crispness of the knob clicks. No more scope protective cover and no more flip up lens caps either, they have been replaced by the generic scope caps with see through transparent yellow plastic held in place by two elastic strings...
Can you suggest other alternatives in that same price range for the features I mentioned??

Thank you!

 

Don't know about all the features, but generally NcStar, UTG, and Monstrum Tactical seem to be the cheap scopes loaded with features you may or may not need.

That being said, the scope covers you can get through Butler Creek, that's what I've done for each scope I own except one where I still have the bikini style cover it came with.

Don't know about the screw to adjust crispness, but is this kind of what you're looking for?

https://www.amazon.com/UTG-3-9X50-Hunter-36-color-Mil-dot/dp/B00ENFCRNQ

 

Perhaps check ebay/amazon for new-old stock (NOS) ones.

Edit: Contact this guy and see if it's old style. https://www.ebay.com/itm/CenterPoint-4-16x40-mm-Rifle-Scope-CPA416AORG2/202255453594?epid=114520029&hash=item2f175d4d9a:m:mbVom4QbBN_Un3si4o6IQ2Q

There's others but can't tell if older style. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Centerpoint+Adventure&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XCenterpoint+Adventure+4-16.TRS1&_nkw=Centerpoint+Adventure+4-16&_sacat=0

 

No, and I don’t want to know.

 

I should add for the record, I would spend a bit more for a better quality scope with fewer features. However, it's your money and if I can help you find what you actually want, I'll gladly help out.

 

I would wholeheartedly recommend something made in America.

 

It is basically the hex bolt that allows you to reset the zero on the turrets.

 

I agree...people dissing them and putting them in the same category of Tasco, BSA, etc...they have no idea of what they are talking about...they were inexpensive but not "cheap"...my 5 Centerpoints are still running strong (they are all on centerfire rifles, one on a 338 Win Mag another on a 45-70)..it is really sad that they are gone in their original form....frankly I think that Crosman (Centerpoint is their brand) realized that they could not make it with that quality and features at that price point.

 

Mine are all in perfect conditions, all features work (and they are nice to have). That is the reason why I was asking specifically about that Centerpoint model....I'm afraid they may have lost not only features but also quality...I saw cheap scopes literally self-destructing or being awful right off the box....the Centerpoint ones definitely they weren't in that category...so I wonder if there is another outlier, quality wise, at a similar price point or I have to significantly step up in budget.....

I heard from more than one source that the 4-16 40 Centerpoint model I'm taking about was easily a 2-300+ dollar scope with another brand.

 

I've heard good things about Konus as far as cheaper scopes go too, don't know if any of the lower priced ones have the features you're looking for though.

Another one that comes to mind is the BSA Sweet 22. I always hear people raving about them, never have tried one myself though.

Can't blame you for trying to find lighting in a cheap bottle. I can't spend much on gun stuff myself so I'm always trying to find a steal of a deal.

 

Look at Nikko Sterling scopes. I have 2 of them and they have been the best cheap scopes I have ever bought. The one on my wife's marlin 22 is a much better scope than the $35 price tag I paid, and the one that has bounced around from gun to gun that landed on my Marlin 62 30carbine has shown me what several rifles will do, and what many more won't do. I think the prices have gone up a touch, but I would gladly pay double for another one if I stumbled across the exact configuration I already have.

 

I will look when little eyes are away and the wife isn’t in the bed to be disturbed by me rattling around in the safe. All I know for sure is 3-9x40, fine crosshairs, one is matte silver, the other matte black. I would recognize the scope if I saw it, and would likely buy one or two for anything up to 75ish each. Touching $100 I would be looking for something else, but I have learned the hard way several times that more money doesn’t necessarily mean better.

 

I had a nice conversation with a Crosman service rep (Crosman own the Centerpoint brand) and basically told me that Crosman was no longer able to provide that scope features at the price points required by Walmart...either they had to lower quality or take features out.....so according to this person the new scopes sold at Walmart are as good in quality but with less features and bells and whistles...I still can buy a Centerpoint scope with similar features and magnification (4-16 but with 56mm lens instead of 40) but the price tag is over $200 (Amazon). This to me confirms what I (and other owners) suspected all along, Centerpoint scopes were punching well above their price waistline, it was nice until it lasted....