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Bushnell 3200 10x40
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Lexthedestroyer
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I had one on my M305 for a while, which are notorious for beating up scopes. Mine still works great, moved it to a bolt action .223, prints tiny groups.
For anyone intetested, just spoke with bushnell and they said it will handle it.
it has been used by some army forces with the same caliber and it was working even there is better choice: a fixed 10 is a great scope for a lot of applications ... i like mines even if they are not on 50 bmg ...
For anyone intetested, just spoke with bushnell and they said it will handle it.
Can one shoot out to 1000m with this scope? 'Shoot out' as in 'see a target plainly' at that distance.
They handle recoil great. I've had several over the years and on all my magnum guns (.300winmag, .338winmag). I read that they are rated to "5000+ rounds of .50BMG" but don't ask me where or when I read that. (I scoured the web for a long time to see was I wasting my money before I bought one. The 10x (or really ANY fixed scope for that matter) doesn't have the internal adjustments that the variables have, so there is LESS that can go wrong with one. That's why the fixed 4x and 6x scopes were so popular for hunting guns in the early years.
The glass is pretty clear on these. At 1000m if you have trouble seeing with a 3-9x variable, you won't fare much better with a 10x..................
The glass is pretty clear on these. At 1000m if you have trouble seeing with a 3-9x variable, you won't fare much better with a 10x..................
Can one shoot out to 1000m with this scope? 'Shoot out' as in 'see a target plainly' at that distance.
I took mine on my .223 out to 500 meters, maybe it's just me but I found it to be crisper and clearer than the vortex pst 4-16 I had on my 308. I had zero problems picking up a 12 inch piece of grader blade.
I'm actually torn on do I spend 250$ for another one for my 308 or save for a big fancy scope...
They handle recoil great. I've had several over the years and on all my magnum guns (.300winmag, .338winmag). I read that they are rated to "5000+ rounds of .50BMG" but don't ask me where or when I read that. (I scoured the web for a long time to see was I wasting my money before I bought one. The 10x (or really ANY fixed scope for that matter) doesn't have the internal adjustments that the variables have, so there is LESS that can go wrong with one. That's why the fixed 4x and 6x scopes were so popular for hunting guns in the early years.
The glass is pretty clear on these. At 1000m if you have trouble seeing with a 3-9x variable, you won't fare much better with a 10x..................
Thanks.
I took mine on my .223 out to 500 meters, maybe it's just me but I found it to be crisper and clearer than the vortex pst 4-16 I had on my 308. I had zero problems picking up a 12 inch piece of grader blade.
I'm actually torn on do I spend 250$ for another one for my 308 or save for a big fancy scope...
Thanks.
I took mine on my .223 out to 500 meters, maybe it's just me but I found it to be crisper and clearer than the vortex pst 4-16 I had on my 308. I had zero problems picking up a 12 inch piece of grader blade.
I'm actually torn on do I spend 250$ for another one for my 308 or save for a big fancy scope...
Use the bushy as a stepping stone.
Use it until you can afford a sightron and use that until you can afford a nightforce and so on.
Bushnell 3200 - 10x I've had a few of these over the years, upgrade to something bigger, but then go back to buying another. The clicks are repeatable, it holds its zero, and I can see my aiming point on a fig. 11 target out to 800m. What more is needed? Beyond that it's all up to the operator.
I think that the Bushnell 3200 10x is one of, if not the best scopes for the money out there right now. In the few long range matches that I've used it in over the years, my $250 scope has defeated what could easily exceed a combined value of 10's of thousands of dollars worth of Nightforce, Sightron and Leupold MK4 scopes used by people who placed lower on the scoreboard.
If you are a new shooter, the money is better spent on ammo and more range time.
Edit to say: My experience is with using it on a .308, nothing bigger.
I think that the Bushnell 3200 10x is one of, if not the best scopes for the money out there right now. In the few long range matches that I've used it in over the years, my $250 scope has defeated what could easily exceed a combined value of 10's of thousands of dollars worth of Nightforce, Sightron and Leupold MK4 scopes used by people who placed lower on the scoreboard.
If you are a new shooter, the money is better spent on ammo and more range time.
Edit to say: My experience is with using it on a .308, nothing bigger.
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Bushnell 3200 - 10x I've had a few of these over the years, upgrade to something bigger, but then go back to buying another. The clicks are repeatable, it holds its zero, and I can see my aiming point on a fig. 11 target out to 800m. What more is needed? Beyond that it's all up to the operator.
I think that the Bushnell 3200 10x is one of, if not the best scopes for the money out there right now. In the few long range matches that I've used it in over the years, my $250 scope has defeated what could easily exceed a combined value of 10's of thousands of dollars worth of Nightforce, Sightron and Leupold MK4 scopes used by people who placed lower on the scoreboard.
If you are a new shooter, the money is better spent on ammo and more range time.
Edit to say: My experience is with using it on a .308, nothing bigger.
to sum up: a 10x and a 308 win will give a lot for the money ...
