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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 923531" data-attributes="member: 229">I get what you&#039;re saying man - but I&#039;d bet money that its more perception than experience (not knocking you - I fully get your reasoning - I don&#039;t need to go buy all the crappy brands before I know they&#039;re crappy - some things are too good to be true and they&#039;re not widely used for quality builds for a reason).But Bushnell is probably the benchmark for cheap scopes.&nbsp; They&#039;re better than most scopes in their price-range and if you&#039;re looking for standard knobs with a plain duplex reticle, they&#039;re probably the best you can buy for under $50.Aside from that fact, they actually make decent scopes in their Elite series (especially if you&#039;re looking for higher magnification, 1/4MOA target knobs, side-focus, and a mil-dot reticle).I wouldn&#039;t let the fact that Wal-Mart sells some of this particular manufacturer&#039;s scopes deter me from purchasing one.&nbsp; In my honest opinion, they&#039;re a little too expensive for what they are with other scopes out there made by Burris, Millet, Falcon Optics, etc... being cheaper, but I&#039;ve heard this is because certain Elite series by Bushnell are US made (I don&#039;t know this for a fact since I&#039;ve never looked into buying one due to the price/features issue).If you&#039;re looking to get a 30x scope, I would focus on glass clarity and mechanical accuracy (accuracy and repeatability of knob clicks).&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t personally know anything about the Bushnell&#039;s clarity, but I&#039;ve heard good things about their construction.&nbsp; All I&#039;m saying is that I wouldn&#039;t count it out solely on brand name.Now if it were a Barska... (I&#039;m only kidding and not trying to start a brand war over optics).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 923531, member: 229"] I get what you're saying man - but I'd bet money that its more perception than experience (not knocking you - I fully get your reasoning - I don't need to go buy all the crappy brands before I know they're crappy - some things are too good to be true and they're not widely used for quality builds for a reason). But Bushnell is probably the benchmark for cheap scopes. They're better than most scopes in their price-range and if you're looking for standard knobs with a plain duplex reticle, they're probably the best you can buy for under $50. Aside from that fact, they actually make decent scopes in their Elite series (especially if you're looking for higher magnification, 1/4MOA target knobs, side-focus, and a mil-dot reticle). I wouldn't let the fact that Wal-Mart sells some of this particular manufacturer's scopes deter me from purchasing one. In my honest opinion, they're a little too expensive for what they are with other scopes out there made by Burris, Millet, Falcon Optics, etc... being cheaper, but I've heard this is because certain Elite series by Bushnell are US made (I don't know this for a fact since I've never looked into buying one due to the price/features issue). If you're looking to get a 30x scope, I would focus on glass clarity and mechanical accuracy (accuracy and repeatability of knob clicks). I don't personally know anything about the Bushnell's clarity, but I've heard good things about their construction. All I'm saying is that I wouldn't count it out solely on brand name. Now if it were a Barska... (I'm only kidding and not trying to start a brand war over optics). [/QUOTE]

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