Info on BSA optics

[True_Texan]

Hey everyone,

I am looking for a little bit of feed back from people who actually know a thing or two about guns and gun accessories.

I just purchased a Howa M-1500 in .308 because I couldn't pass up the price for it. So now I am looking to top it with a decent optic and I have had so many people tell me BSA is a great brand to look at. I have to admit, for the price they are selling that stuff for, I don't think I could really go wrong. As long as it at least lasts a year without disintegrating. Smiley

I basically just got it for a good hog gun. Something I could pop those bastards with at 200+ yards. It is a PITA to try to get within a 100 yards of the hogs out at my place. For whatever reason, they seem to be the smartest-dumbest animals I have ever seen. You can't trap them either. Even had a guy claiming to be a "Professional Trapper" offer to try... All he caught in his traps was the grass growing through the bottom of the things. But at a friends property 60 miles away, you can walk within 25 yards and shoot them with a hand gun. Mine just seem to be really twitchy... Maybe all the gun fire out there??

Anyway, I hope someone out there has a positive opinion about the BSA optics. Especially Item# STS416X44. Wouldn't mind saving a few dollars on optics so I can afford to actually shoot the damn gun.

Thanks for any info.
True_Texan

[Pathfinder]

I do not own a BSA optic, but I do own a couple of other cheapos. You do get what you pay for in optics. There is a reason an ACOG is $1200 or a Leupold is $900 and a Tru-Glo or BSA red dot is $50 or the BSA scope you mentioned is only $200. But you have the right attitude - once you buy it it's already broken, the device just doesn't know it yet.

I'd say get it and enjoy.

[alfsauve]

As has been said, you get what you pay for.    And even with the high end makers they make lower end optics which it might be best to steer away from.

Personally, without getting into very high dollar range, I'd look at Nikon Monarch, Leupold VXI and VXII and FX, and Bushnell Legend and 3200/4200 lines.  There are other good ones out there as well.  These I've owned and like.

[True_Texan]

Thanks for the info. I think for the sake of trying something new, I may just give them a shot. If it turns out to be a POS, then I wasted a little bit of money on it. I'll just say to hell with it and buy a nice Zeiss or Trijicon AccuPoint. Get it all sighted in and see how many shots it takes me to hit the BSA @ 500 yds.