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Old 08-10-2015 | 11:39 AM
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cjclemens
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Originally Posted by Nomercy448
I'd agree on the Banners. I've ended up with a handful of them over the years as "temporary" scopes on new rifles, they're surprisingly good scopes. Nothing fancy, just solid, clear, reliable scopes.

Since we're talking about AR's, I'll comment that I have not found the Bushnell AR series scopes to be on par with the Banners. They're reasonably priced, but after buying two of the Bushnell AR scopes this winter, I would buy Banners over the AR's.
I've had great luck with the Banners, but I will admit that I haven't (and probably won't ever) put them on anything with significant recoil. I have one on an AR, one on a 22-250, and one on a .243, but none of those have any real kick to them. On those rifles, they've held zero really well and adjust properly when you turn the knobs. That, and a relatively clear picture is all I ask from a cheap scope. The Dusk & Dawn brightness coating is just mumbo jumbo, though. They don't work any better than any other scope in low light.

I know a guy who swears by the Nikon M-223 scope, because they have the .223 trajectory marked out to 600 yards. To me, that's gotta be one of the worst products ever conceived. I've always wondered what the heck you do, if you try getting it dialed in, only to find out that your rifle doesn't like 55 grain bullets, or that the load you use doesn't match the velocity that they projected the trajectory for. If you're too lazy to figure out how to use the actual mil dot system, you probably shouldn't be shooting more than a couple hundred yards, anyway. I tried to explain it all to him, but he's decided that he can pop coyotes out to 600 now, because his scope has all the circles that show him where to aim. Oh well...he'll find out soon enough.
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