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FKNA said:
I just bought my 15-22 yesterday and now it's time to accessorize. Anyone familiar with the BSA 30mm scope? Is it any good? Any experience with it? What can I expect out of it? i.e. it's good for 50 yards out? 75? 100? etc.

Amazon.com: BSA 30-mm Stealth Tactical Rifle Scope with Illuminated Red, Green and Blue Dot, Laser and Flashlight: Sports & Outdoors
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I have never owned, nor will I own, a scope produced by the Chinese.
Having said that, I've read enough posts on rimfire and centerfire forums to know that BSA and others like it are the proverbial '**** shoot' at BEST!
They can be functional but they are far from being consistently a 'good' scope. Way too many quality issues reported on these scopes.
Additionally, and I don't remember if it was BSA or not BUT their warranty was only 30 days! Many people don't have the time to mount and fully test their purchase in 30 days. What does that say to the scopes makers 'quality' beliefs?
BSA and the other Chinese products fully support the thought of 'let the buyer beware'!
 
Chinese? Enough said. I don't want any sub-standard scope made in China. With that said, can you recommend a good scope that is about that size?
 
Just look up Primary Arms. Their red dots are supposed to be really good, and I imagine that their scopes are really good as well.
 
BSA makes quite a lot of optics and some are well suited for the 15-22 depending on how you want to use the rifle. That said, I'd pass on that particular setup.

For precision paper shooting at 50-100yds I would suggest a magnified optic with crosshairs rather than a 1x red dot. 1x red dot is better suited for quick target acquisition at closer distances, both eyes open, off hand shooting at cans and stuff.

As far as Chinese made optics... Take a look at the Picture Thread here. There's a couple thousand pics, and probably close to 95%+ have Chinese made optics mounted on these rifles.

+1 Primary Arms. Here's my rifle with a Primary Arms MicroDot

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Phil, I'm more interested in those folding sites that you have. Which ones are you using?
 
I have owned a BSA Sweet 22 in the past. I loved the thing, I had it mounted to my Ruger 10-22 and it was very accurate, it is known to have killed 1 badger, 1 rock chuck, and thousands of ground squirrels. I didnt want to mount such a big scope on my M&P 15-22, so I chose a Leapers Bug Buster 3-9X32. So far, I've had good luck with it. It was tough finding rings for it, but I did find the perfect set through the same company.
 
buy a AIMPIONT! you will not be disappointed there pricey but worth it and if you need magnification get a 3X for a couple $$$ bucks
 
It may be just me but I can't justify buying any sight that cost more than the rifle MP 15-22 I am putting it on. I will keep using my iron sights before I put any $300+ sight on it but then again that is just me.
 
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team sidewinder said:
It may be just me but I can't justify buying any sight that cost more than the rifle MP 15-22 I am putting it on. I will keep using my iron sights before I put any $300+ sight on it but then again that is just me.
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I agree with you sidewinder except with my eye sight I need a little help, so if it means mounting a "Clone Scope" so be it. I'm on a fixed income and cannot afford an Aimpoint, Eotech or a Trijicon. When the time comes to move up to a full blown AR-15 then and only then will I spend the big bucks for a high dollar scope
 
I agree with many others in that I can't see putting a high dollar scope on a light kicking 22 rimfire rifle, espically one that most use for plinking.
I run a NcStar 2x6x24 on mine and am VERY satisfied with it. I can put the money I saved to many good uses.
It always amazes me how some people like to spend other peoples money.
 
Dead eye 22 said:
I agree with many others in that I can't see putting a high dollar scope on a light kicking 22 rimfire rifle, espically one that most use for plinking.
I run a NcStar 2x6x24 on mine and am VERY satisfied with it. I can put the money I saved to many good uses.
It always amazes me how some people like to spend other peoples money.
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1) i am glad you are satisfied...however if you look at the reviews online you are in the minority--thats FACT

2) we arent spending anybodys money--we are giving OPINIONS because we were asked for input...whether the advice is taken or not

3) inferior optics have ruined more range days for my group of shooters than anything else I can recall--I will GLADLY drop a larger sum on something i KNOW will work EVERY time i need it--and anything ARMY Airborne (Eotech) and Force Recon MARINES ( Trijicon ACOG) deem good enough for combat is about the best stamp of approval i can think of...

4) A good percentage of forum members on here own multiple platforms...and optics are interchangeable...so the extra quality only opens more options...in some cases

Just my opinion...but maybe some insight will do everyone some good when discussing
 
Redbulladdikt said:
1) i am glad you are satisfied...however if you look at the reviews online you are in the minority--thats FACT


3) inferior optics have ruined more range days for my group of shooters than anything else I can recall--I will GLADLY drop a larger sum on something i KNOW will work EVERY time i need it--and anything ARMY Airborne (Eotech) and Force Recon MARINES ( Trijicon ACOG) deem good enough for combat is about the best stamp of approval i can think of...

4) A good percentage of forum members on here own multiple platforms...and optics are interchangeable...so the extra quality only opens more options...in some cases
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I have a NcStar mk III 4x32 that has preformed flawlessly and held 0 for just under 1500 rnds now. In addition my wife's uncle suggested this scope as he has the exact one plus a 3-9x42 mk III (on his armalite AR build)...

Also as far as switching optics from gun to gun that would usually ruin a range day pretty good for me. I have multiple rifles and usually bring 2 or 3 at a time, which would end up being a bit of a pain at the range.



For the price of the scope and its functions I would say its hard to pass up if on a budget, just make sure its purchased through a reputable source who will exchange or refund because as Redbulladdikt stated there is a fair amount of bad reviews online (as well as quite a few great reviews especially in the last year)

I think we would all love a trijicon ACOG scope mounted on our 15-22, but the reality is that its hard to justify a scope, especially to the wife on my "toy budget", that costs that much on a rifle that costs around 350-450

*Got my A1 on sale at a local dealer NIB 349.99 before tax
 
NcStar has a lifetime warrenty. You don't even need a reciept, as long as they can see the NcStar logo on it they will replace it with a new one even fi you dropped it out of a 20 story bidg. onto cement. They don't care if you are the orrigional owner. That's likely the best warrenty in the industry. That equals pease of mind.
 
I don't own any NcStar products, but here is what George at rrages.com posted on the 15-22 Forum last year.

"Have to comment on the Mark lll scopes. I have sold several hundred of these (in various magnifications and reticle styles) through my website and have had possibly 5 returned for legitimate problems. NC Star immediately shipped me a replacement for each one. I have had a few returned for what was described as a crooked reticle, but when the scope arrived no problem was found. Overall, a good buy for the money. Any decent retailer will immediately replace a defective product, manufacturers warranty or not. NC Star markets many really well made and innovative products at excellent price points. On the other hand, they also market some of the worst dogs I've ever handled. The Mark lll scopes are a fine product as far as I can tell."

Redbulladdikt said:
1) i am glad you are satisfied...however if you look at the reviews online you are in the minority--thats FACT
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I've been reading this forum for a couple years. The overwhelming majority of posts I have read from NcStar owners have been positive.
 
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For the money, the new Redfield scopes, built by Leupold, in the uSA, with a lifetime warranty, for about $150.00 are a good deal.

Larry
 
I've been reading this forum for a couple years. The overwhelming majority of posts I have read from NcStar owners have been positive.[/QUOTE]

that might be so...but if you look on forums for just optics and on any forums for bigger-bore rifles they arent very well recieved...

and i understand they have a warranty service but i would just assume not have to send a scope back 2-3 times if i can buy one that will function correctly and NEVER need to be sent back....again everyones opinion differs there is no right or wrong answer...but i personally wont own a BSA, NCstar, Barska or knockoff of any kind, when for roughly the same cost i can get a Redfield, Simmons, Bushnell, Sight Mark that have never failed me or anybody i shoot with but then again i don't shop based on price...just my $.02
 
I have the 1 to 3.5 power model of this scope. The ONLY time you can see anything (other than a small black dot in the center of the damn thing) is at dawn and dusk. Even at it's most intense setting. And after a conversation with BSA's C/S, I was informed that it can't be "re-adjusted" by BSA to increase the intensity. I would pass.

The scope has some nice features, it's just poorly executed.
 
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