BSA "Sweet" scope question - Help Please!

sornjs · May 1, 2011, 05:38 PM

I have been planning on purchasing a BSA 22-619X40AO Scope.
I have found a BSA 17618X40AO scope at an incrediable price.

Since I don't give a hoot about the adjustments for different projectile weights will the 17--- work as good at the 22---.

Thanks!

RedNeckWino · May 5, 2011, 09:10 PM

As for using as just a "cross hair or duplex scope" yes. It will hold up to the .22 rifle.

Ya know · May 25, 2011, 11:57 PM

The model that begins w. 17 is for the .17 caliber (prbly HMR-but maybe the Mach II), whereas the model that begins w. 22 is for the .22LR.

Volucris · May 26, 2011, 12:57 AM

I suggest looking past BSA scopes. Try Vortex. BSA scopes have never held zero for me and always break from the tiniest bumps.

GURU1911 · May 26, 2011, 08:26 AM

I HAVE MOUNTED & SIGHTED IN APPROXIMATELY 50 SCOPES FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS IN THE PAST 30 YEARS & WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES WITH YOU:

RULE OF THUMB: "THE COST OF THE BASES, RINGS, & SCOPE SHOULD EQUAL OR EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE RIFLE"

BASES & RINGS: BURRIS / LEUPOLD / CONETROL (solid steel only)
SCOPES ON A BUDGET: THE HIGH-END "SIMMONS" ARE VERY GOOD
SCOPES NOT ON A BUDGET: BURRIS

HOT TIP: SIMMONS MAKES THE SCOPES FOR "THOMPSON-CENTER"
BURRIS MAKES THE SCOPES FOR "PENTAX"
LEUPOLD MAKES THE SCOPES FOR "REDFIELD"

MOUNTING: MOUNT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BARREL OR INTERFERING WITH THE BOLT HANDLE.

I HAVE NO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE "BSA" BRAND.

HOPEFULLY, MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO YOU !!!

GURU1911

smoakingun · May 26, 2011, 07:21 PM

I put a BSA aweet 223 on my wifes ar. Almost 1000 rounds down range, zero problems. bdc turrets not perfect, but close, would probably be closer if her barrel was 20 and not 16, but we like the scope

May 1, 2011, 05:38 PM	#1
sornjs Junior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Posts: 2	BSA "Sweet" scope question - Help Please! I have been planning on purchasing a BSA 22-619X40AO Scope. I have found a BSA 17618X40AO scope at an incrediable price. Since I don't give a hoot about the adjustments for different projectile weights will the 17--- work as good at the 22---. Thanks!

May 25, 2011, 11:57 PM	#3
Ya know Junior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 13	BSA "Sweet" Scope Question - Help Pleas The model that begins w. 17 is for the .17 caliber (prbly HMR-but maybe the Mach II), whereas the model that begins w. 22 is for the .22LR.

May 26, 2011, 12:57 AM	#4
Volucris Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Posts: 293	I suggest looking past BSA scopes. Try Vortex. BSA scopes have never held zero for me and always break from the tiniest bumps. __________________ "From my cold, dead hands!" - Charlton Heston

May 26, 2011, 08:26 AM	#5
GURU1911 Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2010 Location: SEALY, THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS Posts: 501	Scope suggestion I HAVE MOUNTED & SIGHTED IN APPROXIMATELY 50 SCOPES FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS IN THE PAST 30 YEARS & WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES WITH YOU: RULE OF THUMB: "THE COST OF THE BASES, RINGS, & SCOPE SHOULD EQUAL OR EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE RIFLE" BASES & RINGS: BURRIS / LEUPOLD / CONETROL (solid steel only) SCOPES ON A BUDGET: THE HIGH-END "SIMMONS" ARE VERY GOOD SCOPES NOT ON A BUDGET: BURRIS HOT TIP: SIMMONS MAKES THE SCOPES FOR "THOMPSON-CENTER" BURRIS MAKES THE SCOPES FOR "PENTAX" LEUPOLD MAKES THE SCOPES FOR "REDFIELD" MOUNTING: MOUNT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BARREL OR INTERFERING WITH THE BOLT HANDLE. I HAVE NO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE "BSA" BRAND. HOPEFULLY, MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO YOU !!! GURU1911 __________________ NRA LIFE MEMBER (1984) & PRESIDENT: S.W. LA. R&P CLUB, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (1994-1999) METALLIC CARTRIDGE RELOADER (1977) & GENTILE CHRISTIAN ZIONIST INFIDEL !!! "THERE AIN'T TOO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T FIX, WITH $500 DOLLARS OR A .30-06"

May 26, 2011, 07:21 PM	#6
smoakingun Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: melrose, fl Posts: 634	I put a BSA aweet 223 on my wifes ar. Almost 1000 rounds down range, zero problems. bdc turrets not perfect, but close, would probably be closer if her barrel was 20 and not 16, but we like the scope __________________ Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.

May 5, 2011, 09:10 PM	#2
RedNeckWino Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2011 Location: Northeren Michigan Posts: 121	As for using as just a "cross hair or duplex scope" yes. It will hold up to the .22 rifle.