vadeer

Does anyone have a strong opinion of the mfg. quality of Bushnell vs Simmons? (all things being equal - size, magifying power, price, etc.) Specifcially comparing the Simmons Pro-Hunter and the Bushnell Banner -3-9x40.

Thanks!

cayugad

I have a Bushnell Banner Dusk to Dawn 1.5 X 4.5 32mm with the extended eye relief. So far on my Black Diamond XR it has been a great scope. It seems to gather light very well. The only difference I would make now is I would get the 3 X 9 Banner. When I am shooting long range I wish it had more power settings.

I have read nothing bad about a Simmons Pro Hunter but I have no experience with them.... good luck.

UncleNorby

Never owned a Simmons.

I've been happy with the Bushnell Banner series, not so with the Sportsman series, but they were very cheap.

Wait, I take it back, I have a Simmons shotgun scope. It works fine, about what I expected for the money, just like the cheaper Bushnells.

I've never had a scope fail, just some are better than others. The difference really shows in lower light, when you need it the most.

Triple Se7en

Both of those scopes only have 3" eye relief.

Buy this one... more multi-layer lenses (7) for better low-light plus 4.5" eye relief plus more back & forth sliding room in-between the rings.

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pungoman

Hey Triple Se7en how do the Sightron scopes compare to the more expensive Bushnells or say leupold Var-X 1 or 2? Im looking for a better scope for my Encore.

Triple Se7en

In my opinion, Sightron II is an improvement over the Leo II in layered lense. The Bushnell offers Rainguard... another improvement over the Leo II, but the Bush-Elite lacks just a tad in eye relief (3.5")

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Tomster

I have a Simmions and a Bushnell, all I can say is the Bushnell I have is better than the Simmions. I have the Bushnell Sportsman and the Simmions that came with my 30-06.

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Wolfhound76

Most people won't notice the difference unless they shoot heavy recoiling loads.

Hidden Hunter

Trip is Right on, by suggesting Sightron Scopes. This will be my next Scope Purchase. Bushnell Elite 3200, is also a Fine ML Scope, with slightly less eye relief, than Sightron.

skeeter 7MM

I have used the bushnell elite 3200 and 4200 on inline mag ML, never have worried about ER. I know everybody is different but even max load with a heavy bullet on the range all loose comes even close to my eye, coupled with the fact most shoot in the 100gr charge area and 250-350 gr bullets and I can't see why anybody would really require all this extended ER for a reasonably mild recoiler such as a ML. For god sakes I had the 4200 with 3 1/4 eye relief on my 300 wby with not a nick to show for my stupidity[]

As to which of the ones you mentioned I'd pick bushnell but look at the sightron as well. For me the Elite with rainguard and my area is the perfect fit on top of my ML. Reasonable but holds and track POI true each season, no complaints from this Bushnell owner.