ORIGINAL: Mojotex
Ok - Here's my $.02.
BSA .... not no, but heck no !!! My experience with this brand granted is very limited (2 scopes). Both were the so called "Night Owl" line and both were beyond pitiful in low light and about as clear as a Mason jar. I donated them to Goodwill.
Um, there is no night owl scope in the BSA line up. Night Owl is a brand of first generation night vision optics, not rifle scopes.
Maybe your thinking of the Catseye scopes? I have owned a few and they were no where near as bad as you make them sound. Probably close to the Aetecs in quality and optics. I have a friend that after using mine sold his low end Leupold and got a catseye instead.
In my opinion though for scopes in the 150 dollar range you can do better than a BSA.
Paul