Hello all,

I have a question. I just mounted a Bushnell Banner Dusk to Dawn rifle scope on my Omega .50 cal. It is a model 71-1545, with 1.5-4.5 x 32 magnification.

Whn I dial the scope for low power magnification (1.5), I can view the front of the barrel and front sight in the lower 1/3 of my scope view. When I dial the magnification higher, it disappears of course since it's out of focus.

The scope is mounted on low profile weaver rings and a weaver base. I had a piece of crap Pine Ridge scope that's now driving away in the garbage truck this morning, after I discovered that it wouldn't hold zero. I didn't remember viewing the barrel through the scope in this manner when I had the Pine Ridge mounted.

Preliminary boresighting with a laser device shows that the scope crosshairs are generally in line with the laser point at 25 yards.....

Is this just an optical illusion that's common with some scopes?

Kindest Regards,

-Will in Maryland