I thought Bushnell bought out Tasco. Are their scopes any better now that Bushnell owns them, or still stay away??

I heard that Bushnell bought them out, but I don' t know when they did it. If it was recent, there' s going to be a ton of " old" Tasco scopes on the shelves. If that' s the case, I' d steer clear of the.

Bushnell has two options. Continue making the scopes with the Tasco name on it so that people that won' t own anything but a Tasco will still buy them, thus making a profit from two different name brands of scopes.

Or, they could just do away with them, eliminating the competition, and continue to make their better scopes without Tasco taking a bite out of them.

You make a good point about " old" scopes sitting on shelves. Either way, I doubt if Bushnell will terminate the Tasco line. Whether I buy Tasco or Bushnell, they still get all the profits. Besides, why kill off a product line that is pretty much geared to people wanting a more cost-effective product. Whether the quality goes up or not, people will probably still buy a Tasco over a BSA based on affordablity/recognized brand name. Doesn' t matter......I don' t have a BSA anyways......

Well Bushnell bought B&L and they adopted their Elite series and did away with the name. You can still find some B&L optics but they are get fewer each year. They simply bought B&L to get into the mid range line, something they missed out on for a period of time. I think when Bushnell bought B&L there quality and rep went up, they are now building some decent scope both in low and mid range. For a period you couldn' t give a bushnell scope away, they rested on their lorals and it cost them bigtime. With market share up, their name back & Bushnell have always played againist Tasco for affordable/low cost scopes, my guess is they bought them like any other company would to remove competition. You may see them keep the name of Tasco or they could just spin into a bushnell package, really up to the suits to decide. Tasco didn' t get the nickname " Trashco" for nothing. I would look at the banner, sportsman, legend series by bushnell before tasco. But hey its your money!

A good friend of mine bought a BSA Red-Dot sight for his turkey gun this past spring. I bought some new loads and we were trying them out of our guns to see how they patterned. Well, after only 5-6 shots from his gun, that BSA Red-Dot sight fell apart!! I' d be a little leary of the quality of their scopes as well!!
STick with a good brand name. If you can' t afford a Leupold scope, the Bushnell line is good as well as the Sightron line of scopes!! Check their web-site below!!

http://www.sightron.com/

Another vote for avoid BSA. I' ve a friend who bought a couple in the interest of saving a nickle. Both were very poor quality.

Thanks to alll of you who have answered, it will undoubtedly save me hassle, time and money!

I never had their scopes but have had good luck with their red dot on a 357 pistol

Hi there,

I bought a BSA 3-9x50 scope a couple of months ago and I recently put it on my Ruger 7mm Rem. Mag. and it works just fine. I zeroed it in at 50 yards and it is dead on, no change in POI with the Magnum bullets. The reason I bought BSA was because of the " cheapness" and I just paid over $675 dollars for my new rifle.

Bushnell did buy Trashco out.Bushnell is sending all Trashco repairs to ABO USA in Miami Florida.I know because I called Bushnell about a stud for a Trashco " Shot Saver" I have.I' ve never owned a BSA and chance are never will. From what I' ve heard and have read they aren' t much of a scope.Yes they are cheap to buy and the quality is also cheap.Save up and at least buy a Bushell or Weaver, I would at all costs stay way from either old or new Trashco' s.I' ve heard mixed reports about Simmons. My hunting partner has a Simmons. On day the crosshairs fell.Simmons repaired it but that wouldn' t help if you' re on a hunting trip you' ve been waiting for.Just putting in my .02
Ruger Redhawk