Bushnell Legend 5-15×40
got me one of these last week, while they where on sale for 166$ (straightshooters charge about 210 for same scope !)
it comes with lifetime warrenty
a little comparison
i have previously used a tasco varmint 2.5-10×42 60-70$, leapers 4-16×50 90$
for the extra money, you get 91% light transmission…thats what the specs say…and i must say wow, compared to the tasco and leapersit is alot brighter (also 100$ more i know)
what it doesnt say is that you dont get any of the milking that the leapers have, it is clear whether on min or max zoom
it does not focus down under 10y like the tasco does, at max zoom, but but at 8x or lower its ok
the objective is still a little tight in its movement, but i suspect it will wear in a bit. it gets tighter, its lighter in the beginning than close to infinity
zoom ring moves nice and smooth with little effort, its slightly longer than the tasco
i really like the tasco expecially when you factor in the price, but after comparing the 3 there was no doubt…the tasco had to come off the aa410 and legend got mounted….
with leapers scopes the adjustment of the turrets have allways in my case been so and so….sometimes the crosshairs moved other nothing happened and all of a sudden you had overadjusted and something inside moved and you would be way off….
tasco is way better, but the legend adjusted within 5 shots to where i wanted it each click did exactly as expected, and it was a breeze to zero it
at 166$ this is the best scope i have ever had….its like switching from vhs to dvd
on a budget the tasco is still my choice, for the value of it it just cant be beat
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I’ve tried Tasco and Leapers over the years.
Then I broke down and bought a 3200 Elite.
After that it’s been nothing but upper end
Bushnell since. They are such a pleasure to
use. Especially when out hunting.
Yeah, the paralax adjustment on the ocular
bell is a little stiff when new, but after about 9 months
shooting it wore in and is as smooth as butter. I go hunting
with a friend who has a 56mm Leapers and my 40mm
Elite is brighter than it by far.
CW
lower magnification only hides shaking its still there….look through a 24zoom scope at max and you will really see how much shaking is going on
I operated a photography studio for years, so I know about camera shake 🙂
Thanks for the info
the bushy aint shaky….if anything its the operator 😉 😆
lower magnification only hides shaking its still there….look through a 24zoom scope at max and you will really see how much shaking is going on
Rusty
I wonder how shaky the bushnell is at 15… seems also like the 3-10 on the scope I’m getting is a better range.
What is your intended use?
It will be interesting to hear how this works out for you.
Rusty
Just because that scope is good for snipers doesn’t make it a good choice for an airgun.
You’re assuming I’m getting it for reasons other than what I’m getting it for. I need a scope with very good low light performance, and this one got rave reviews for that. it’s also very clear etc, just read the review and you’ll see why.
I’m sure if sniperforum found it superior to the bushnell (http://www.snipercentral.com/muellertac2.htm), Leupold VXII that it’s a pretty fine piece of glass 🙂 Also I’m using this on a long-range condor, certainly capable of 100 yards.
Yes, you Condor is capable of 100yrd shots, and so is the scope. But the Condor will likely spend time shooting distances less than 100yrds and that scope will not be a good choice from that perspective.
You want an AO scope or at least a Rimfire scope.
Just because that scope is good for snipers doesn’t make it a good choice for an airgun.
I hear that! Got one recently also and I am kicking myself for not getting one sooner. Everything you say is true….
Great buy for the money…It is almost as nice as my Bushnell Elite 3200….Thanks DH!
I’m sure if sniperforum found it superior to the bushnell (http://www.snipercentral.com/muellertac2.htm), Leupold VXII that it’s a pretty fine piece of glass 🙂 Also I’m using this on a long-range condor, certainly capable of 100 yards.
no AO thats probably how they get 95% light transmission….less glass
most rifle scopes are set at 100y , and rimfire at 50y…..a scope like that on an airgun with close up targets are going to introduce paralax error, unless you can place your eye 100% the same every time.
if you have a non adjustable objective scope try this….place the rifle/scope so your aiming at something like a piece of fineprint newspaper….now without touching your rifle…look through and notice which letter the your zeroed on…..now move your eye around still without adjusting or touching the scope and see how the crosshair move around, depending on scope this can be quite a bit….enough to miss a headshot on birds and squirrels
It is not an AO scope. Will you really be happy without AO?
I did a lot of research on scopes (including input from this forum) and I eventually ran across the Mueller scopes which are getting rave reviews from site like snipercentral.com I’ve set the crosshairs on the 3-10×44 Tac II which has 95% light transmission (on part with the Bushnell 4 series) and are incredibly reasonably priced.
I have a 5-15 Legend on a R9 and it’s great. I just wish they made it with a sun shade. 8)
I have had similar experiences with my Bushnell scopes. I also have the Tasco 2.5-10 and it’s good for the money, I will be putting one of the 5-15 Bushys on my Talon soon.
FWIW My springers have yet to eat a Bushnell. They have tasted Tasco, BSA, RWS scopes in the past, in short order, if you know what I mean.
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Ronald, a high magnification scope is actually an easy way to tell your pulse rate (so it’s not the scope). 😉
That particular Mueller you mentioned has parallax set at 100 yd. They do have a couple that focus down to 15 yd. You want a scope that’s good for both close and long range if you don’t want to have your Condor dedicated to 100 yd shots only. Beside parallax error, you won’t even see a sharp image closer than 30 yd. IMHO, the Legend that Wok and Cyggy got is probably the best deal around now that it’s on sale.