Re: simmons review?
have had 3 bsa's, after 2 - 3 years i can almost bet the glass gets grey, you loose focus, and doesn't hold a zero. and that's on a 22lr, an ar-15, and an inline muzzleloader. i'm sending mine back to bsa, if they replace it with a new one, it's a 8-32 w/target dot. i'll sell it to ya cheap if your interested
bought the simmopns, update on the simmons/barska dilema since my bsa is starting to crap out:
bought a simmons pro hunter and a barska swat, 6-24X, side focus. compared side to side the simmons definately has better glass, less weight and more compact. the barska has better quality knobs, and ill. mildot, but everything looking through the scope looked "antiquey yellow/brown".i thought barska swat was going to be as clear as the one on my .308, but it's not. must be one of those 1 good, 1 bad from the factory things, sent it back.
if i paid the usual price of $200 for the simmons, i'd probably send it back as it seems kinda "chimsey" on the outside. clear and bright glass though, and what was unusual is that the knobs has moa marks (0-50+) rather than the 0 then eight hash marks, 1, eight hash marks, 2, etc. excellent eye relief and could still see what i was aiming at even on 24x. return to 0 so far is good, adjustments where smooth and precise. instead of yardage marks on the side focus, they have graduated circles (why i don't know, should have just put yardages on it. unbelievabley long eye relief. comes with a sunshade, and turret covers. the mildot has very heavy outer crosshairs that goes to a normal mildot, the barska has a thinner mildot crosshair throughout.
that was the prohunter, they are re-introducing the 44mag and whitetail classics again, don't know if they are "less chimsey".
still saving for a nikon, leopold or elite bushnell, the simmons will hopefully hold me over till then.
