Tasco World Class found

[bikemutt]

My local rangemaster had a bunch of scopes for sale today, including a couple Tasco World Class 10-40x50's. I bought 'em both for $175. The glass looks real good even at 40x, not Zeis by any stretch but sure seem nice for range use.

Are these decent for money or did I bend over?

 

[rcmodel]

Never had one that powerful.

But I have had a 3-9x World Class on my CZ-527 for 15 years, and have been nothing but very pleased with it.

With that said.
I have no idea what I would use a 40x high- power scope for in my wildest dream?

But $87.50 each for a used Tasco scope?
Probably high, but not that high, if you can figure out what to use a 40x scope for??

rc

 

[Lord Teapot]

holy crap 40 power that's insane magnification, i've never gone over 16x

 

[bikemutt]

Well, I guess with 40X I really don't need to bring my spotting scope to the bench

They also make a 20-60x60, lol.

Forgot to mention, the $100 one is NIB.

 

[Walkalong]

That is a good deal. They will work great for informal target shooting.

 

[W.E.G.]

I had a TASCO "world class" 3x9 on my FAL.

Tried to shoot it at 600 yards.

Maxxed-out the elevation.

Fired a shot.

Reticle dislodged within the scope.

Supposed "lifetime" warranty service through Burris was a bad joke.

I mailed the scope, and $23, to the warranty site at a Florida address. When I called, the conversation went like this. (They wanted to blame me because there were marks from the scope rings on the tube.)

"You have to send us seventy-four dollar and we replace tube."

Ma'am, I do not need you to replace the tube. The marks on the tube are only cosmetic damage. I need you to repair the reticle. I don't care how it looks. I just want the reticle to function.

We have to replace tube.

I don't WANT you to replace the tube. I want you to fix the reticle. How is replacing the tube going to fix the reticle?

We restore scope to original condition and we fix crosshair.

I don't need it to be in "original condition." I just need the reticle...err crosshair... to work. How much to fix the crosshair?

Twenty-three dollar.

OK. Can you send me a letter or something that says the twenty-three dollars I sent with the scope will cover the cost of repair?

It cost seventy-four dollar.

What?

You send seventy-four dollar and we replace tube and fix bent tube

*sigh*...Ma'am may I speak with your supervisor?

He not here

How do I get in touch with him?

I don'-a-not know

Do you have any idea when he will be in...today...tomorrow...next week?

I don'-a-not know

__________

It didn't get any better from there.

 

[WestKentucky]

I have has a world class on my .270 since 1997 when I got that rifle and it is as good of a shot as any rifle I have ever seen. The glass has held up well to everything from factory loads, farty little nothing loads, and some loads that I backed off until I quit getting hard bolt lift. Mine is 3x9, extremely clear for what it is, and has put meat on the ground at 600 yards. I think you did good with your purchase.

 

[jmr40]

The Tasco World Class scopes from the 70's through at least the early 90's were pretty decent scopes. I'd rate them just slightly below a Leupold of the same era. At some point in the 90's they went downhill significantly. I believe they were made in Japan at one time and when production changed to either Tiawan or China was the decline. But even if you have one of the older ones it is still a 30+ year old scope. There are a lot of $200 scopes today that are better than 30 year old Leupold.

Scopes with that kind of magnification tend to sell for a lot, so you probably did good, especially if it is a Japanese made scope.

 

[bikemutt]

jmr40, I think you are right on.

I went to pick up the scopes today (had to get cash). I had a feeling I really needed to go back over the NIB one. I could not get a decent diopter adjustment out of it, and there were other optical artifacts that concerned me. Additionally, the adjustments felt gritty, the scope just felt cheap.

On the other had, the well-used scope felt solid and smooth, the optics clear.
I ended up buying the well-used one for $75 and letting the other one go.

I noted the NIB one was made in China. The one I bought was made in Taiwan, 1997.

 

[1KPerDay]

I had one purchased in the 90s. Mini-14 either broke it or didn't like it.

Won't buy another.

 

[bikemutt]

Alls well that ends well

I mounted the "new" Tasco on my .223 chassis bolt rifle Thursday morning and got her to the range. The "flyer" is not part of the group, rather the sight-in.

I'm feeling the $75 love.

 

[Don357]

I've got 2 Tasco scopes, one is a 3x9x44 World Class "Plus". I have it on my .308 deer rifle. The other is a 3x9x32 "Pronghorn". It's on my .22 squirrel rifle. I really am pleased with both. Had another Tasco 3x9x40 on a CETME, it worked great too. No problem with recoil, held up great.

 

[Mike J]

I changed out the scope on my deer rifle a couple of years ago. I pulled off a Tasco World Class 3-9 x 44 off & put on a new Vortex Diamondback 3.5 x 10. The Tasco never lost zero & was fine. I compared them side by side on the front porch before I installed the Vortex. The vortex was a good bit clearer & pulled in more light. Of course the I bought the Tasco sometime around the mid 90's & it was fine for what it was. Made in Taiwan FWIW.

 

[gamestalker]

Many, many moons ago, like early 80's, I had a Tasco 3x9x40 on a 30-06, and that cheap little piece of junk would shoot very consistently, if all the stars were aligned that is.

But it lacked all other qualities of half decent glass. At 9x I had a whopping 1/2" or so of eye relief, image and reticle were fuzzy, they would fog up just from temperature change, not water proof / sealed, and the slightest amount of facing sun light would black out completely, and I think the lenses were made of a poly material, just to mention a few of the issues. I haven't bought Tasco in a few decades, just not worth it.

GS

 

[loose noose]

I've got a Tasco World Class 3X9 on a Marlin .22LR, bolt action, that I bought in the early 80's and it still holds zero to this day. However it has never been on anything that has any significant recoil either