Bushnell Banner 6-24x40 = JUNK!!!!

I had a Tasco Varmint 6-24 on a Remington 700 when I first got it and everything shot fine. Bought a Bushnell Banner 6-24 and mounted on the .308 only to have the damn scope go out of focus every time I fired the gun. Returned the scope to Bushnell who replaced it. Put the Tasco back on during the wait and never had a problem. Sold the rifle with the Tasco scope and sold the replacement bushnell to a friend.

Bought another rifle and happened to have another Tasco Varmint on hand and threw it on for awhile until the Vortex I ordered arrived. Sold that rifle with the vortex and sold the bushnell to a friend.

Bought a Tasco varmint for my .22 and bought a rifle/scope combo. Took the Tasco off the .22 and mounted it on the new rifle and have been shooting ever since.

no doubt my vortex had the nicest glass at max magnification but I've yet to have a cheap Tasco Varmint fail on me. :D

Just waiting to put a Varmint on my newest rifle and moving the Tasco back to the .22
 
TDC said:
Very true, but the issue here is both the brand and the price. Bushnell sells mostly crap and even their decent stuff is over priced. I agree with the post above that Vortex is also over priced for what you get. The reality is, if you want quality you're going to pay for it.

For anything other than a plinker or gopher gun, its top brands only. Leupold is the lowest I will go when it comes to serious optics. Otherwise its S&B, Zeiss, Swarovski, US Optics, or Nightforce. They all cost a pretty penny but I have yet to meet anyone who had anything bad to say about them or have issues.

TDC
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^As soon as you can afford to, these are words to live by IMO^
 
Yes, and I say quality sells itself.
I often notice the most aggressive salesmen, often go overboard trying to pedal thier less durable optics of brand Y, when we've grown up knowing brand X easily exceeds your needs with good service.
 
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