BSA scopes

[sognky]

Anyone had any experience with BSA scopes? I ran a search and found the usual. I'm thinking about putting one on my ar. I could afford a higher end unit but hate to spend a lot for something that I'm not using a lot. Just using the ar for targets and maybe some varmints later on.

[TDR911]

BSA and NC Star are good entry level starter scopes. Once you have more experience and learn you can go to the next level. Most of your quality scopes are around the $1,000. range. Then there is the final level. Schmidt & Bender, US Optics etc.

[Dearhunter61]

I own a BSA scope and it is not even on one of my rifles....It is awful. I even have two of my rifles that are unscoped and I will not even waste my time putting it on one of them until I can get a decent scope for them. Big mistake buying it. I bought it for a 22-250 before I knew how bad they are. As soon as I could replace it I did.

[Doyle]

There is a reason people say that BSA stands for Been Suckered Again.

[fisherman66]

A Bushnell Banner is a better entry level scope.

When looking at sub-$100 scopes it's worth considering a fixed power since they tend to be more robust with less mechanical movements. If you want repeatable clicks you will want to move into the mid-range scopes such as the Leupold VX-II line.

[Wleoff]

Having hear all the negatives, a friend got a half a dozen new BSA Platinum 6X24 scopes and gave me one. I stuck it on a CZ 452, that I had just out of curiosity. It's really held zero well and works great on a 22lr. One hole all day long at 50 yards off the bench. I know Lane Pearce, Reloading Editor of Shooting Times, and he uses one on a custom .260. Usually I don't care for cheap scopes, but this model of BSA has surprised me. But hey, everyone says they're trash.

[sholling]

For not too much more you can get much better scopes. But hey if you want something that will fail you when you need it most or just like replacing scopes then BSA is for you.

[ZX10Aviator]

I put a bsa sweet 17 scope on my .17hmr, works great. That said, my dad has one on his 17, and he says his needs to be resighted in often. But I have not seen this in person.