Bushnell 3200 (whats the skinny)

[Fassteel]

Bushnell 3200

Guys I thought the least exp Leupolds were in the rifleman series. If you are comparing the 3200 at $ 259.00 all the VX products are going to be close to twice as expensive aren't they? If some one is looking to put a 3200 on a rifle they must have a budget in mind of less than $300.00, and to the best of my knowledge all fo the Vx product is well above this figure?FS

 

[338wm]

I have a 3200 3x9 on my 338 Ultra, I have had no problems yet... Fingers crossed!

Duane

 

[Danny Boy]

Great Value for Your Money

My friend and I compared the optical quality of the 3200 with the VX-II and concluded that the 3200 is just as good if not better than the VX-II.

The eye relief was acceptable on my 300WM. I see no justification spending the extra money on a VX-II. The saving of $200 per scope convinced me to go for the 3200. I now have a total of five 3200s and am very happen with them.

Danny Boy

 

[300Spartans]

[QUOTE='Boo]

I have a a 3200 on my lightweight - under 7 1/2 pounds scoped - 338-06 and it has survived the recoil from that - although that rifle killed 2 sets of Parker Hale aluminum rings!
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What kind of rings are you using now, same ones?

 

[Mumptia]

The eye relief was acceptable on my 300WM. I see no justification spending the extra money on a VX-II.
Danny Boy[/QUOTE]


The justification comes when the scope breaks down and you get less than adequate service from Bushnell.

Lots of stories here about how slow Bushnell is.

Leupold is as quick as s--t through a goose in honoring their warranty.

 

[stubblejumper]

The justification comes when the scope breaks down and you get less than adequate service from Bushnell.

You are assuming that the scope will break down.I have owned several bushnells with no failures.In fact several of my hunting partners also own bushnells and none of them have had breakdowns.

 

['Boo]

[QUOTE='Boo]

I have a a 3200 on my lightweight - under 7 1/2 pounds scoped - 338-06 and it has survived the recoil from that - although that rifle killed 2 sets of Parker Hale aluminum rings!
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What kind of rings are you using now, same ones?

I had the flat top of my BSA drilled & tapped and had steel Weaver bases installed. Weaver rings now hold everything together instead of the the milled dovetails and PH rings. On one set of PH rings I sheared the recoil lug off and on the other the through bolts broke. LoL

I have found that the good ole Weavers, while clunky and prone to mark scopes, hold things tight no matter how heavy a recoil they are subjected to. I would rather have a scope with ring marks than wound and fail to recover an animal because the scope had shifted on a previous shot.

 

['Boo]

.In fact several of my hunting partners also own bushnells and none of them have had breakdowns.

In the last 4 or 5 years I have only heard one person complain about an Elite scope failing.

As for eye relief ................

If a quarter inch or so less relief is going to open your eyebrow it means that your shooting form is piss-poor to begin with. If you crawl a stock while bench shooting that is your problem, not the scopes. LoL

 

[Mumptia]

You are assuming that the scope will break down.I have owned several bushnells with no failures.In fact several of my hunting partners also own bushnells and none of them have had breakdowns.

Nope. Not assuming anything and hopefully you guys will never break down. Just saying that Leupold service whips Bushnells and that in the middle of hunting season you might be better off buying a new scope while you wait for Bushnell to get back to you.

 

[COREY]

I have a 3200 3-10x40 shortmag on my new Ruger#1H in 375 H&H Mag and it was a good buy IMHO. I looked through a VXII at the same time as the 3200 and I liked the clarity of the crosshairs on the 3200 better, and it was almost $200 more.

I have only had one Bushnell scope crap out on me; it was a bit slow, but they did look after me. I do have a Leupold VXIII LR on my target\varmint rifle, but all my hunting rifles have the 3200 scopes on them. I actually bought the 3200 for my No 1 once I saw how well the water beads up on the lenses in a fairly heavy rain.

 

[dw]

3200 on both my hunting rifles. Love them. No experience with leupolds

 

[Danny Boy]

The justification comes when the scope breaks down and you get less than adequate service from Bushnell.

Lots of stories here about how slow Bushnell is.

Leupold is as quick as s--t through a goose in honoring their warranty.

Thanks for reminding me to bring up Bushnell warranty service. I never had to use their service for repair. However I took a 30+ year old .22 Custom Scope 2-7X back to their HQ in Markham for cleaning and adjustment. They did it for me in 30 minutes while I waited. No questions asked about purchase or registration etc. I was impressed.

That for sure would take a little longer for a Leupold scope coming back from Alberta.

Think of it in a different way, why would anyone pay $200 extra for "good" warranty service that may not hppen at all? I like Leupold scopes but I am not stupid.

Danny Boy