pretty sure I got ripped off??

I think 3200's and 4200's are pretty good scopes for the money.
There's better but there's also a heck of a lot worse.
The Rainguard lens feature works pretty fine on the ones I've seen.
 
I really like the Elite series. I don't like the eye relief. I find it to be too short and need to purchase rings/bases which put the scopes a bit further back for me. Other than that, I find them clear with good solid reticule adjustment and very reliable. Mine have seen a bit of abuse and are still doing well.

I really don't like the eye relief though...
 
The bushnell scopes could be finely made and reliable and all of the above comments but they Do Not tolerate the conditions of hunting out here on the West Coast where it rains and the elevation changes dramatically during the course of a hunt. This is not an opinion made from other peoples anecdotes. I have owned bushnell scopes (the best they made) and have hunted with approximately 9 or 10 partners who have spent part or all of a hunting season waiting for a bushnell scope to be returned from the warranty shop due to internal fogging. The last time I talked to the Bushnell repairman on the third trip for my bushnell 4x12x40mm he told me the only way I wouldnt have trouble with a scope is if I went to a fixed power scope. That was twenty years ago and I sold that scope to a friend (newby) who didnt hunt much and bought a leopold and havent had it off the gun since. I have never in all my hunts met anyone who has ever had to return a leopold scope to warranty center for any reason. Sure there are even more expensive brands to recommend that may work as well but all I know is leopold.
 
Jordan Smith said:
I don't think so. I was under the impression that the Bushnell Elite is a re-badged 4200, not the 3200...
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Both the 4200 and 3200 are disco, the result is the elite. Seems to me when I've played with em the elite seems just like a hybrid of the two. But it's definatly nicer than the 3200.
 
The Bushnell Elite line of scopes are excellent performers when compared to the competition. I think you got an excellent scope and to me the price seems fair.
 
I must be the luckiest or the least fussy man alive. I've had man Bushnells, several Weavers, a few Simmons, some Tasco, NcStar, BSA, Alpen, and other cheapie scopes, and never had one die on me (yet). I wouldn't trust a lifetime hunt on a cheap scope, but I mostly shoot at paper now, so it doesn't really matter. I can see just fine at ranges out to 300 yds. (the farthest I shoot now), the scopes keep their zero, so I'm fine with them. I wouldn't hesitate to use a Bushnell Elite on a major hunt - although the altitude issue would be one to keep in mind, but it would never be an issue with me. I've used a few Elites in pretty crappy weather and never had one fog up.

If you're happy with it, you got a good deal.
 
I've had good luck with Bushnell scopes. The entry level ones are not great in low light, but then I"d assume most cheap scopes would be the same.
I had Leopold on most of my guns, and couldn't get rid of them fast enough.
I didn't like the eye relief, and the black out after every shot. I kept one. just to each me tolerance. :D
 
Beaufortranger said:
That was twenty years ago and I sold that scope to a friend (newby) who didnt hunt much and bought a leopold and havent had it off the gun since.
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Not really fair telling a guy his brand new scope won't be good because you had problems with a Bushnell 20 years ago. Kinda like saying don't buy a Ford cause the one I had in 1992 was sh*t. I think you'll be hard pressed to find a scope that will out perform a Bushnell with 'Rainguard' in a wet, humid environment.
 
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