Cheap 22 scopes

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In your choice of CHEAP 22 scopes, which would you rate higher?


http://www.opticsplanet.net/tasco-3-9x44-titan.html

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http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-3-9x32-rimfire.html

I already know that many believe that you can only get a good scope for over $100 or $200 or $400, depending on who you ask. I already know it, so pass if you cannot stand 'cheap' scopes. I've had too many folks give me experience with 'cheap scopes' which are all GOOD stories. Just want opinions on such as the above.

OR, would you opt for a VINTAGE Tasco 22 Custom or Bushnell 22 Custom???

Thanks.
 
ive had good luck with a 3-9 tasco that i bought at wal mart for 29.95 about a year ago. course ive only had it a year.
 
I'm not familiar with either model but I've always found Bushnell to have bit clearer optics even in the less expensive lines.
 
I have the Bushnell. Good product for the money. Never have been a Tasco fan even though Bushnell owns them now.
 
Tasco

I have a $19.99 (bought in 1995) Tasco 3 by 9 ( on my Norinco JW-15, which they tell me is a copy of a CZ452) and it has worked fine since I bought it. I can keep everything in an inch at least up to 50 yards.

I'd have no problems trying another cheap Tasco.
 
I've got 2 Bushnells, a Sportsman
3X9 on a spring air rifle, and a Trophy 3X9 mildot on a Mini 14 plus a 8X32 binocular, all have been reliable A+ for the price.
 
Most of my .22's and some of my hp rifles have bsa scopes. I've never had one fail me, although the optics are what you pay for. Good enough for most hunting applications.
 
rimfires are awesome in that you dont need to worry about a cheepie scope holding up to harsh recoil. it allows me to try out low budget stuff where i wouldn't dare to on any of my centerfire rigs.

saying this is just picked up 2 simmons prosport master series in 6-18x50 for a couple of 17's i have on the way, i really didnt care for the 50mm obj. but for the price of $57 a pop i was unable to say no. everywhere i see this scope for sale they are $120 and up.

the tasco golden antlers are highly reguarded in the rimfire forums i hang out on.


good luck with your decision and remember - worst case scenario is that your out $40
 
A couple years ago when BSA came out with the Sweet series scopes I bought one for my 10/22T. It has worked so well,that I now have three of them. Yeah,they are a low end scope,but they are clear,hold a zero well,and work for the range that I shoot the guns they are on. I even put one of the Sweet 223 scopes on one of my AR's and it is working just fine,but it is nowhere near the quality/clear as my high dollar optics I have on some of my other guns.
 
That Tasco is the best under 150 dollar scope made, period. PERIOD!!!!!
Look at the stats; spring piston, air rifle rated. So it can handle recoil to
the max. solid steel construction, they feel about 2 times heavier than a
normal scope. the focus is adjustable down to about 7 feet, which is awesome.
they mounting claws are thick and grab a rail very well.
Normally these are hard to find, especially in the big box stores.
I get one, any time i see one, no matter if i need it or not. Best thing?
they are under 50 bucks or less....
 
http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-sportsman-3-9x32mm-riflescope-720039.html

Another option is the bushnell Sportsman series. It is a .22 / Airgun scope.

My brother just took one off of a Rifle only because he didn't like the target turrets. I just put it on a .22 tonight so I have not shot it yet. It was very clear at niight. I also had a Banner 3x9x40 on a .22 It was a bit big but worked well.

As someone mentioned the Mueller and also Cabelas I think has a store brand with 1 geared toward the .22.

You might get better specs on the mfgrs website than on Opticsplanet.
 
Everybody else in the world cusses 'em, but I've got a couple of those little 3x7x20 "22" scopes that work just fine for me. I've got some other, nicer scopes too, but these cheap little things amaze me. I've had one (A Bushnell "Sportsman") for over twenty years and it still works just fine. I think I paid about ten or twelve bucks for it back when I got my Marlin 39a in 1982. It's been on three or four rifles since then and is still on one today. The other one, a BSA, I got just to have a scope for my wife's 10/22 when we got it for her three or four years ago. IIRC, it was $16.95 at Wally World. It's still going strong now. I used it on a 10/22 a couple of days ago to take three squirrels.

They don't get used a lot, but tend to stay ready to go on a rifle I dragged home and want to use before I get around to buying a nicer scope. Sometimes I wonder why I bother.
 
I've had a BSA that woudln't hold zero, and a Tasco that fell apart internally after a few rounds of .22LR.

Both were a while ago.

My current cheap .22 scope is a Simmons 22 Mag Compact 4x28 that works fine. Bright picture, relatively sharp image, holds zero like a champ. My only complaint is that, if you move your eye off-center at all, the image distorts, curving towards your eye. This is also visible when I scan across bushes, etc., but it's not really noticeable when shooting at a bullseye target, which is round anyway.

I've looked through other Simmons scopes, and this appears to be a "feature." But they do hold up when used, which is more than I could say of other cheap scopes.

That said, you can look through whatever you want, for all I care, but my next .22scope will be $100 -- the Nikon Prostaff 4x32 rimfire. IMO, they're a much better deal at $100 than the cheaper ones are at $25 or $50. That particular Nikon is definitely worth looking through one before spending money on something else.
 
The BSA 'sweet' scopes are great. the sweet .22 on my wife's plinkster has been perfect, and I am very happy with my sweet .243. My shooting buddy has a sweet .17 and a sweet .223. All of these scopes have done a great job, and I don't hesitate to recommend them.
 
Either of those scopes should work just fine. I have the 3-9x Bushnell on one 22 rifle. It is just fine although I wouldn't mount one on a $1000 gun (just because). My current preferred 22 scopes are made by Weaver.
 
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