worst scope experience?

i'm going to purchase a scope, actually a couple of scopes in the near future, i can't afford a high dollars scope! i'd like some input from you guys on your worst scope experience!

learn from the mistakes of others, you don't have time to make them all yourself!

Worse scope experiences: Tasco, Simmons, Pine Ridge, Redfields (recent ones), Nikon.

Best experiences :  Leupold, Bushnell (finest medium priced on the market), Burris, Sightron.

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 Best firsthand experiences,Old Redfields,Burris,Weaver.

 Worst firsthand experiences,Leupold,Trashco,Nikko

 Like them so far,Sightron,higher end Simmons

What do you consider a "high dollar" scope?  Over $800 or over $200 dollars?  I presume we're talking about conventional rifle scopes, not handgun or extended eye relief types.

I think you can find good & bad in alot of brands.  I've used Burris, Leupold and Redfield and find them to work fine.  Bushnell works fine but I've only gone up to a 3 - 9 with them.

I agree stay away from the Chinese brands. 

Recently bought a Mueller for about $160.00.  Never heard of the brand, but put it on a Remington 721 in 300 H & H.  Works just fine.  Check out E A Brown website for more info on them.  Made in Japan & Germany.

Worst scopes:  Trascho, Simmons

Middle of the road scopes:  Bushnell Elite, Burris,

Best I've tried:  Weaver Grand Slam, Leupold (#1), Sightron

Junk: Tasco and BSA...

So far... So good:  Barska Plinker 22 IR... 2000 rounds and still holding zero...

Good: Bushnell Trophy 3-9x40 worked great on my old .280, and a Sportview 4x32 on my Marlin 336C (ugh.. divorces suck!!)

Schlep;

Where's that Barska made?  I'm curious because Dillon is now offering selected Barska products in the Blue Press.  They usually won't touch anything unless it has a very good reputation.

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Crazy2Medic......My advice is to stay clear of "Redfield" and their scope warranty program period. I once sent those people 2 rifle scopes that were aged but in good working order. Those scopes were the top of the ladder from when Redfield made top notch rifle scopes.

The vintage of those scopes was in the very early 1970's, one a 4 x 12 and the other scope was a 2 x 7 widefield with range finder. I was to pay a fee up front and send the scopes OK. I did so at the cost of under $60 dollars. I spoke to those people several times on the phone prior to them getting the scopes and after their arrival.

I was sent a letter asking me if I wanted to "upgrade" my rifle scopes! I told them NO, just put the new O-rings in them and nitrogen or whatever they used. The trade in offer to me was really nothing at all , as I could purchase those NEW scopes for less money, without making the trade or upgrade from Wall Mart or anyone else that handled Redfield scopes at the time. NO DEAL I STATED.

The next letter I got told me that they could NOT FIX MY SCOPES!  I phone them again and told them I don't want them fixed, just reconditioned with new O-RINGS ETC. ........I was then told that my scopes were damaged now and were no good. I told them, if that was so why did it take your people 2 months to tell me that in the first place?

I told them to send me back my rifle scopes and my money sent them for the so called "RECONDITIONING" process they promised me on the phone during the first phone call. It took several more phone calls and several more months before I got my rifle scopes back........In worse shape than I sent them. The glass on both scopes has a film on them and cross hairs are crooked on both rifle scopes. The newer Redfield rifle scopes are gunk in my humble opinion and their warranty department is dishonest in their practice.

My choice of rifle scopes today are Leupold, Zeiss, Nikon and Khales.

Also stay away from the Tasco, Simmons rifle scopes or any scope made in China.....look pretty but don't hold up, not even on a 22 mag rifle.