I know... They're crap... Right? Well, one of the guys I shoot with bought one... before he had a chance to really research it online. After reading the "less than stellar" reports on several forums he decided he didn't even want to show up at the range with it on his rifle. I only found out about it because I saw the box for it in his garage. It's an 8x-32x. I took it out of the box and looked it over. Didn't look too bad. Focus dial was a little stiff. I asked him what he was going to do with it. He said... "Maybe use it for a spotting scope". I asked him if I could give it a try. I'm not a "name dropper" or someone who gives a shit. If it works, I'll use it.
I put it on my 5R with a pair of Warne rings and a 20MOA EGW base. I know the 5R is a shooter and I have a 16x Super Sniper I usually have on it. Not the best but it's what I can afford.
Long story short, It wasn't bad... at all! I bore-sighted the rifle and after I zero'd it at 100yds. started shooting groups. It was rock-solid. I even had the rifle roll sideways on the rest and bang the scope on the table while I was replacing my targets once. I even checked the Mil-dots by marking one of my targets with 2 dots about 3 and a half inches apart. I cranked the zoom up to 32 and the dots lined up perfectly with the dots in the reticle. Then I moved over to 300yds. and adjusted the elevation of the scope the 27 clicks the "Bullet-flight" program on my I-Pod told me. Voila... Inch-and-a-half groups around the Bulls-eye!
While I'm sure it doesn't compare to Nightforce, or US Optics, or Schmidt and Bender, or Swarovski, or any of the other $1000+ scopes out there... Don't be so quick to judge it as "Crap" until you've actually gone out and tested one yourself. The guy I borrowed it from graciously told me to keep it and pay him by supplying ammo a few times and and buying him a case of beer! So I left it on my 5R and put a piece of Gaff tape over the name on it because I too would NEVER put THAT name on anything that didn't warrant it. I left it on my 5R and I'll let you know how it performs next time out. Let's see if it holds Zero... FWIW
John
I put it on my 5R with a pair of Warne rings and a 20MOA EGW base. I know the 5R is a shooter and I have a 16x Super Sniper I usually have on it. Not the best but it's what I can afford.
Long story short, It wasn't bad... at all! I bore-sighted the rifle and after I zero'd it at 100yds. started shooting groups. It was rock-solid. I even had the rifle roll sideways on the rest and bang the scope on the table while I was replacing my targets once. I even checked the Mil-dots by marking one of my targets with 2 dots about 3 and a half inches apart. I cranked the zoom up to 32 and the dots lined up perfectly with the dots in the reticle. Then I moved over to 300yds. and adjusted the elevation of the scope the 27 clicks the "Bullet-flight" program on my I-Pod told me. Voila... Inch-and-a-half groups around the Bulls-eye!
While I'm sure it doesn't compare to Nightforce, or US Optics, or Schmidt and Bender, or Swarovski, or any of the other $1000+ scopes out there... Don't be so quick to judge it as "Crap" until you've actually gone out and tested one yourself. The guy I borrowed it from graciously told me to keep it and pay him by supplying ammo a few times and and buying him a case of beer! So I left it on my 5R and put a piece of Gaff tape over the name on it because I too would NEVER put THAT name on anything that didn't warrant it. I left it on my 5R and I'll let you know how it performs next time out. Let's see if it holds Zero... FWIW
John