BSA Sweet .22 scope

Sam Ruger · 03-14-2009, 12:36 AM

I already know this scope has a ton of bad reviews but you can buy them for $ 70 and I hardly need a Leopold for a Marlin Model 60. I'm trying not to mount a $ 150-450 scope on an $ 80 .22. I hope that makes sense.

My shooting range for kill shots is 60-75 yards. If no critters show up, I like to try long target shots for fun (I don't know how far out a Marlin Model 60 will range but I would imagine 150 yards would be within the realm of possibilities.).

I'm wondering if the BSA Sweet scope wouldn't be a fun scope on a Model 60 for the money? I realize I may end up returning my first scope and made this arrangement with the seller.

So far, I've declined to make the deal from reading too many negatives. But I'm wondering if those who oppose the BSA are shooting far better 22's than mine? That I can understand.

Comments anyone?

TargetGunFan · 03-14-2009, 12:43 AM

I would just get a 3-9 Bushnell Rimfire for 50 bucks and call it good.

Boken · 03-14-2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Ruger

I already know this scope has a ton of bad reviews but you can buy them for $ 70 and I hardly need a Leopold for a Marlin Model 60. I'm trying not to mount a $ 150-450 scope on an $ 80 .22. I hope that makes sense.

My shooting range for kill shots is 60-75 yards. If no critters show up, I like to try long target shots for fun (I don't know how far out a Marlin Model 60 will range but I would imagine 150 yards would be within the realm of possibilities.).

I'm wondering if the BSA Sweet scope wouldn't be a fun scope on a Model 60 for the money? I realize I may end up returning my first scope and made this arrangement with the seller.

So far, I've declined to make the deal from reading too many negatives. But I'm wondering if those who oppose the BSA are shooting far better 22's than mine? That I can understand.

Comments anyone?

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BSA scopes are very nice in my opinion, especailly for the price . I have two of them on my heavy smacking spring airguns and they have served me very well . They have not only held up , but held accuracy too .
I say go for it !!!!
Most bad reviews are writtin from people that are idiots and don't use products right or don't install them right too . $70 , you get what you pay for then some with BSA ................

Boken

egon · 03-14-2009, 08:39 AM

I'd get a Bushnell Banner instead... heck of a lot better scope.

Boken · 03-15-2009, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by egon

I'd get a Bushnell Banner instead... heck of a lot better scope.

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Might as well by a Nikon then , it's better too ? There's some logic

Boken

Sam Ruger · 03-18-2009, 04:37 PM

I looked through a BSA 22 Sweetscope yesterday and it was perfectly clear. This compares to a previous review I had seen/read of "fuzzy" outer edges. I had also read a complaint that the crosshairs were so thick you couldn't see a gopher you were aiming at through them at 300 yards. This, too, has been corrected. It's as if BSA was reading the negatives being posted and fixing them. So I took the chance and ordered one today. I took the chance because, if I was in charge of bSA quality control, I'd be dealing with the internal threading problems first and the optics quality last (After all, I expect most scopes aren't returned for "fuzzy edges" as much as the retical turning sideways or the scope not returning to zero.). So, if they fixed the optics, I'm guessing they fixed everything else too (Or so I hope.).

I will keep everyone posted on what I receive. But I will say again the scope was impressively clear. My two criticisms were that it's fussy about how far you hold your eye from it - but most are. Also, I didn't like the screw on lens cover caps. I noticed the store employee put them back in place instead of me and he spent about a minute putting each one back on, suggesting he was very wary of screwing up the threads.

Sam Ruger · 03-20-2009, 07:19 PM

Well! I'm not off to a very good start. The BSA 22 Sweet Scope I looked through was a 2x7x32 whereas the one I ordered was a 3x9x40. How'd I make that mistake? First, the "2x7x32" is in very small print on the box. Second, I didn't realize there was a 2x7 BSA scope.

The one I ordered won't arrive until next week so I used the time to match different brands and weights of ammo to my barrel. I figure there's no sense in trying to sight in a scope using rounds that "fly off".

I tested 14 different brands. None of the 36 grain ammo would hit and nine of the boxes were so awful that I would have thrown them away afterwards except I can still try them in my Ruger Mark II.

Aside from Velocitors, I got decent hits out of Remington's 'Wild game" load, Federal Champions, and Federal "knock off" brand. In addition to accuracy, I checked for jamming with my semi-auto action. There were a couple of brands that jammed a lot, the two leading jammers were "Remington Viper" (no surprise. This is a hot round.) and Winchester Super X (a surprise).

I sighted the ammo in at 65 yards using the 4x Tasco. I could shoot a dime size group with CCI's Standard Velocity if I fired it with another brand of lubricant in the barrel (Federal) ahead but after the third round the bullets began to fly. I'm not the first to note this and I might E mail CCI. Not counting the velocitors which hit way high high (but in a tight group), I could put the other three brands into a target the size of a silver dollar. I'd much prefer the "dime" groups but would probably have to buy Eley.

I didn't buy any "Green tag" or "Gold" competition as I have seen this stuff shoot no better than standard ammo.

Will keep you all posted on what happens when the scope arrives.

Sam Ruger · 03-23-2009, 01:13 PM

I have decided on trying out the scope at 100 yards initially, using velocitors and the 36 gram scope drum. The target is to be a penny.

I will need to create a "setup" of some sort to keep the rifle on target. The Marlin Model 60 is a tube feed so I'm not sure how to hold the rifle on target. If someone has created a setup for this rifle, please let me know. otherwise, I'll get out my jig saw and cut out a crutch.

waterinthefuel · 03-23-2009, 01:30 PM

I'm not trying to be a pig in the mud, but shouldn't this thread be in the ".22 rimfire" section?

Sam Ruger · 03-24-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by waterinthefuel

I'm not trying to be a pig in the mud, but shouldn't this thread be in the ".22 rimfire" section?

I thought this section was for .17's, 22's, and air rifles. My mistake. I'll move it.

Boken · 03-24-2009, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waterinthefuel

I'm not trying to be a pig in the mud, but shouldn't this thread be in the ".22 rimfire" section?

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Hee hee hee , are you happy now little Piggy ! LOL !!!!!
I thought a Pig in the mud was a happy little piggy ? Or dinner if its on my farm , ha ha ha .....Where's my fork anyway ...??

I knew he didn't really understand that this was the air gun forum when I first posted a reply to Sam Ruger , but it was a BSA scope question ,
which I have valuable first hand information on ( I think its valuable that is ) ...So thought I would help him out anyway . It's all good , a fellow shooter is a fellow shooter , let's not forget that part .

Cheers, Boken

Isuzu · 04-17-2009, 07:22 AM

Got a Lyman All-American on a Winchester 77, low serial #, good combo. I like to play 'splode-a-bewdie with my neighbor, he's got some ancient Springfield .22 that constantly kicks ya' know.... Seriously though, 4X is all you need. A Weaver K-4 isn't a bad idea either. Yeah, wrong section, but, there are quite a few air guns more versatile than a twenty-two, hell, they do dang near the same things to starlings.

Bushwacker73 · 10-08-2009, 02:35 PM

Hey Ya'll, I've got the 2x7x32 BSA Sweet .22 on a coustom AR-7. Been beatin' on it for about nine months now. Can't complain, really like it, definetly does it's job. Will for sure use another BSA scope..

03-14-2009, 12:36 AM	#1
Sam Ruger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 258	BSA Sweet .22 scope I already know this scope has a ton of bad reviews but you can buy them for $ 70 and I hardly need a Leopold for a Marlin Model 60. I'm trying not to mount a $ 150-450 scope on an $ 80 .22. I hope that makes sense. My shooting range for kill shots is 60-75 yards. If no critters show up, I like to try long target shots for fun (I don't know how far out a Marlin Model 60 will range but I would imagine 150 yards would be within the realm of possibilities.). I'm wondering if the BSA Sweet scope wouldn't be a fun scope on a Model 60 for the money? I realize I may end up returning my first scope and made this arrangement with the seller. So far, I've declined to make the deal from reading too many negatives. But I'm wondering if those who oppose the BSA are shooting far better 22's than mine? That I can understand. Comments anyone?

03-18-2009, 04:37 PM	#6
Sam Ruger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 258	BSA Sweetscope I looked through a BSA 22 Sweetscope yesterday and it was perfectly clear. This compares to a previous review I had seen/read of "fuzzy" outer edges. I had also read a complaint that the crosshairs were so thick you couldn't see a gopher you were aiming at through them at 300 yards. This, too, has been corrected. It's as if BSA was reading the negatives being posted and fixing them. So I took the chance and ordered one today. I took the chance because, if I was in charge of bSA quality control, I'd be dealing with the internal threading problems first and the optics quality last (After all, I expect most scopes aren't returned for "fuzzy edges" as much as the retical turning sideways or the scope not returning to zero.). So, if they fixed the optics, I'm guessing they fixed everything else too (Or so I hope.). I will keep everyone posted on what I receive. But I will say again the scope was impressively clear. My two criticisms were that it's fussy about how far you hold your eye from it - but most are. Also, I didn't like the screw on lens cover caps. I noticed the store employee put them back in place instead of me and he spent about a minute putting each one back on, suggesting he was very wary of screwing up the threads.

03-20-2009, 07:19 PM	#7
Sam Ruger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 258	BSA scope Well! I'm not off to a very good start. The BSA 22 Sweet Scope I looked through was a 2x7x32 whereas the one I ordered was a 3x9x40. How'd I make that mistake? First, the "2x7x32" is in very small print on the box. Second, I didn't realize there was a 2x7 BSA scope. The one I ordered won't arrive until next week so I used the time to match different brands and weights of ammo to my barrel. I figure there's no sense in trying to sight in a scope using rounds that "fly off". I tested 14 different brands. None of the 36 grain ammo would hit and nine of the boxes were so awful that I would have thrown them away afterwards except I can still try them in my Ruger Mark II. Aside from Velocitors, I got decent hits out of Remington's 'Wild game" load, Federal Champions, and Federal "knock off" brand. In addition to accuracy, I checked for jamming with my semi-auto action. There were a couple of brands that jammed a lot, the two leading jammers were "Remington Viper" (no surprise. This is a hot round.) and Winchester Super X (a surprise). I sighted the ammo in at 65 yards using the 4x Tasco. I could shoot a dime size group with CCI's Standard Velocity if I fired it with another brand of lubricant in the barrel (Federal) ahead but after the third round the bullets began to fly. I'm not the first to note this and I might E mail CCI. Not counting the velocitors which hit way high high (but in a tight group), I could put the other three brands into a target the size of a silver dollar. I'd much prefer the "dime" groups but would probably have to buy Eley. I didn't buy any "Green tag" or "Gold" competition as I have seen this stuff shoot no better than standard ammo. Will keep you all posted on what happens when the scope arrives.

03-23-2009, 01:13 PM	#8
Sam Ruger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 258	BSA Sweet Scope I have decided on trying out the scope at 100 yards initially, using velocitors and the 36 gram scope drum. The target is to be a penny. I will need to create a "setup" of some sort to keep the rifle on target. The Marlin Model 60 is a tube feed so I'm not sure how to hold the rifle on target. If someone has created a setup for this rifle, please let me know. otherwise, I'll get out my jig saw and cut out a crutch.

03-14-2009, 12:43 AM	#2
TargetGunFan Cardinal Richlieu Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 2,461 Blog Entries: 2	I would just get a 3-9 Bushnell Rimfire for 50 bucks and call it good.

03-14-2009, 08:39 AM	#4
egon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: My heart is in Minnesota Posts: 132	I'd get a Bushnell Banner instead... heck of a lot better scope.

03-23-2009, 01:30 PM	#9
waterinthefuel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 128	I'm not trying to be a pig in the mud, but shouldn't this thread be in the ".22 rimfire" section?

04-17-2009, 07:22 AM	#12
Isuzu Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 56	Got a Lyman All-American on a Winchester 77, low serial #, good combo. I like to play 'splode-a-bewdie with my neighbor, he's got some ancient Springfield .22 that constantly kicks ya' know.... Seriously though, 4X is all you need. A Weaver K-4 isn't a bad idea either. Yeah, wrong section, but, there are quite a few air guns more versatile than a twenty-two, hell, they do dang near the same things to starlings.

10-08-2009, 02:35 PM	#13
Bushwacker73 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Great Lake's Posts: 2	Hey Ya'll, I've got the 2x7x32 BSA Sweet .22 on a coustom AR-7. Been beatin' on it for about nine months now. Can't complain, really like it, definetly does it's job. Will for sure use another BSA scope..