Thinking about Busnell optics? DON'T

[perma]

This is slowly turning into my favorite thread.

 

[Gr8bawana]

FINALLY was able to jump around the ghosting this afternoon by pretending to call in an order. THEN I was able to talk to someone, a nice sales rep who tracked down a customer service supervisor. The scope is on its way back to me. Appears to be operator error. The scope came with an instructions sheet for their somewhat unique (to me anyway) turret design. But the instructions are black font on a very dark grey background (what kind of idiot commercial artist dreamed up that dopey color scheme?). I struggled to read the print with my old eyes and new glasses that had wrong prescription. Apparently, during my struggles I misread the instructions. For some unknown reason the turret knobs on Elite scopes are designed to be pulled up after every adjustment so dial can be reset to zero. Why? I dunno. This is a 1-4x scope. Not like I will be readjusting elevation for thousand yard shots. Just some "innovation" that can go wrong. Fixing something that's not broken. Anyway, looks like I misunderstood the instructions and was trying to pull the knobs up to adjust reticle and only spinning the wheels.

 

[MThuntr]

Hey, give the guy a break. He has to pinch pennies to be able to pop for the Chinet!

Shooting plate sized groups

 

[Gr8bawana]

Shooting plate sized groups

 

[Redmt]

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OOOhhh
Tough crowd. Give the guy a break.

 

[Dubz337]

Did you buy your Busnell on eBay?

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I bought a lowly Bushnell from a fellow HuntTalker a while back. The scope has held up well in some pretty rough country.

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WTF is on the end of your barrel there big guy

 

[Wild Bill]

WTF is on the end of your barrel there big guy

Looks like a balloon taped over a break.

 

[The Hedgehog]

I liked the Bushnell LRHS i had - now @BAKPAKR owns. Turret/Reticle is solid. For the price, I've seen more expensive scopes that were far less usable/reliable. Glass is obviously not like some of the upper echelon options that come at double/triple the price.

 

[BAKPAKR]

WTF is on the end of your barrel there big guy

What do you think it is? I wanted to be a Boy Scout when I was young so I am always prepared for any situation.

 

[Nicoli7153]

Sometimes a guy has just got to whine and bitch. The older you get, the more it helps.

And the easier it becomes!!!

 

[Redmt]

And the easier it becomes!!!

That's because experience gives us more to bitch about.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I liked the Bushnell LRHS i had - now @BAKPAKR owns. Turret/Reticle is solid. For the price, I've seen more expensive scopes that were far less usable/reliable. Glass is obviously not like some of the upper echelon options that come at double/triple the price.
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I was hoping that scope would bring me a little of that @William Christy magic (kind of like Frosty’s hat). But, so far, it has only gotten me a whitetail doe and a few rocks.



BTW - my custom brake cover was removed for the shot.

 

[kwyeewyk]

OOOhhh
Tough crowd. Give the guy a break.

For context, he's earned it!

Thread 'A tip for camper trailers at remote sites.' https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/a-tip-for-camper-trailers-at-remote-sites.302788/

 

[buckbull]

Hey, give the guy a break. He has to pinch pennies to be able to pop for the Chinet!

Thats still my all time favorite thread.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

What a glorious thread. Hot tip - when you turn the turret and there are clicks, the reticle should be adjusting. When the turret spins freely without clicks, it's not adjusting the reticle.