Bushnell Elite4200 1.25-4x24 w illuminated Ret

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pros or cons please, if you have one. thinking about using it for service type shooting. what type of turrets does it come with, how is the reticle at 500 yrds, is it fairly fine or would it cover a lot of the target? and how bright is the dot? as bright as aimpoint or a lot less?
who would have them in stock in the lower mainland or vancouver? $$??

thanks in advance,
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I saw one at Wanstall's last year ... the dot did not strike me as bright enough for full daylight, but I liked the look of the optic for action shooting. Reticle seemed suitably fine.

Frontier Arms might also have some in and although they are out of province, they are fast to ship.

Price was in the $500-$600 range.
 
I don't have the 1.25-4 but do have the 4200 1.5-6 x 36.

In a side by side comparison with a Leupold VX-III 1.5-5x20 I found the sight "picture", largely meaning sensitivity to eye position and ease and speed of target acquisition through the scope, to be better with the Leupold at the low end of the magnification range, but better with the 4200 at the high end.

I would suggest a good side by side comparison with other optics would be in order.
 
Have one and I'm really happy with it.

When I got mine it was about $450 and I feel like I got a great deal.

Dot is washed out in sunlight but the reticle is fast enough. Never shot it past 300m but Overall I'm very happy with the scope.
 
thanks everyone, sounds like a decent scope, I'll be in vancouver tomorrow and can drop by a couple of places see if they have them. I have the 3200 10x tactical and am quite happy with it, its not a nightforce or anything but it has never lost zero on my 308 or 223. so if this little scope is along the same lines it'll be a winner for me.
one more question, is the dot black when the illumination is off or is it non existent? I'm hopping for non existent!
 
Last question, what are the turrets like on this scope? Do I need a tool to run dials? That would suck on the 500 M rundown. And if it is finger adjustable can you reset the dials to zero?
I actualy found one at a local retailer, going to see it tomorrow, but was told it's not Moa turrets, it's metric, one click is 10cm at 100 m?????
 
I have one of these on my 416. It's been a pretty good scope - especially for the money. As I recall the one I have adjusts with a coin or a slot head screwdriver.

This scope is not well suited for long range as the hold over is difficult to judge and I find 4 power a little lacking past 400 yards.
 
Mine does not slots for the coin adjustment, its almost like a really low profile target turret. I believe you can swap the turrets out for actual target turrets though. Send me an email to remind me and I'll take some pics tonight for you.
 
got to see this scope first hand and here is my observations,
the glass was fairly clear as far as I could tell just looking through it in the store, at both the 1.25 and 4 power settings. eye relief was good, a bit less forgiving at 4 power. reticle was quick to focus and the german no 4 is good for most anything. however the ilumination was not working, dead battery it was left on and stored away, so I cant comment on the dot, it was non existent.
the big disapointment came when I removed the turret caps, no turrets, just a square block soo you dont need a coin or screw driver to adjust windage or elevation. And this model had the metric adjustments instead of MOA.
All in all with the 30 mill tube, the scope felt rugged and compact at the same time, and it would be a winner in my book with some low profile tactical turrets. At $520 it is good bang for your dollars. needless to say I did not purchase for lack of the turrets.

now I did look at the trijicon accupoint TR24 1-4x24, was going to purchase but they only had the display model in stock. glass on this was as clear as on the c79 elcan, with the same picket reticle. and the fiber optics lit the aiming triangle so no worries with batteries. and the nice part about it is that once the cover is over the fiber optics the triangle aiming mark is black resembling the elcan picket. trully a versatile scope even though the turrets were sort of, well, cheap. great for CQB and service shoots as well.
 
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