Tasco varmint scopes

felix cortinas · 02-07-2008, 08:26 PM

I aint a gun or scope snob, I own some really nice guns and good scopes, but does anyone out there have any input on the Tasco varmint scopes, I have heard good and bad. I want to put one on a low price Stevens 200 .243 for coyote hunting. my deer lease if full of coyotes and hogs and I want to thin some out this spring.

gerry303ca · 02-10-2008, 04:41 PM

You get what you pay for. They aren't great but will do the job. I bought one and had it for sale a few weeks later. Bushnell have some good low end scopes but if you are a serious hunter I would spend 3 or 4 hundred.

270wsm · 02-10-2008, 05:11 PM

Felix,
buy the very best scope you can afford.If $100.00 is your limit,then buy the $100.00 scope.If $500.00 is your limit,then you have some options.
Still,buy the best you can afford.(even if it means saving more money and waiting a little longer)

Magnumsrule · 02-10-2008, 09:37 PM

I have a tasco on my 17hmr savage as that is what came on the rifle. It is a decent scope. If its all you can afford go with it, i would personaly choose somethin a little better.

dave375hh · 02-11-2008, 11:31 AM

The Bushnell Banner 6-18X50 is a very good scope for the $115 to $125 they sell for now. I've had one on a .222 for 8 years with no complaints or problems.

samuel · 02-11-2008, 03:56 PM

If it says made in China,stay away from it. sam.

Ron AKA · 02-11-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samuel

If it says made in China,stay away from it. sam.

Are there any reasonably priced scopes that are not made in China?

Ron

pball942 · 02-12-2008, 02:04 AM

I have a Tasco on my Marlin 917V. It does the job I intended it for. But I only planned to use for .17 HMR and nothing past 145 yards. Also a side note took my rifle out this weekend to do a sight in to get ready for this spring. It was and inch and half off at 20 yards. So you be the judge.

rick343 · 02-13-2008, 03:56 PM

I put a BSA 6-24x40 AO Contender on my 17 HMR and so far am pleased. I don't think the 17 has enough recoil to mess it up. I'm 65 and don't see like I used to and need all the power I can get. At a 100 yds I can cover a 1" bull with it. I got it at SWFA.com, the scope came with a 3" sun shade and a free bore siter kit from 17 to 50 cal. I'm going to get a 223 and was thinking of putting a Bushnell Banner on it.

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felix cortinas · 02-15-2008, 10:27 AM

well I got very lucky (or fortunate) one of my best hunting buddies GAVE me a 3x9x50 Nikon Buchmasters, he heard me say I had just gotten a new 7mm-08 and I needed a scope for it, he said "I got a scope for you!" I didnt know he was just gonna give it to me, this aint the first time, he is a helluva friend both hunting and fishing, I guess it all comes out in the wash between good friends.

samuel · 02-15-2008, 12:11 PM

sounds great.Can you pass my name to your friend and tell him I would like to be friends? sam.

Brad Y · 02-15-2008, 07:11 PM

Just picked up a 2.5-10x42 tasco varmint with illuminated reticle for my 17hmr. It replaces a 3-9x40 olivon that will go on my norinco 22lr which should be here next week. Seems like a nice clear scope, nice and smooth on the magnification, love the mil dot illuminated reticle for longer shots with the hummer. Will zero it today for 100 yards and take it to the bunny patch for a christening.

270wsm · 02-15-2008, 07:21 PM

Felix,
Congrats on the free scope.I have heard good things about it.
Great to have friends like that!

ballistic_trep · 02-17-2008, 09:07 AM

I had the Tasco 2.5-10X42 Varmint/tactical on a Savage 12 .204 for a little while. The rifle was purchased used with the scope. I found it to be reasonably clear in the center but with distortion around the edges. It had no light gathering ability to speak of in early morning/late evening....it actually clouded quite quickly as ambient light began to fade. I'm not sure how well it tracked as I didn't perform a box rest with it. I traded it for a bunch of virgin brass....I think I came out ahead in the deal.

texnmidwest · 02-17-2008, 09:36 AM

Felix,

I used a 4x tasco as my back up scope before I started buying Leupolds. Like the above said you get what you pay for. If 100 is your budget then I would recommend a Bushnell banner. Much better scope for the money.

Plus, not sure where you will be hunting but yote's in the south Texas brush can be close quick shots. I would recommend a 3x9. 9x for the open coastal grass fields and the 3x for the close brush shots. JMHO.

Any way you go, give those little bakers a hard time. I hunted them in Live Oak county while I was growing up. Just outside George West.

02-07-2008, 08:26 PM	#1
felix cortinas Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (0)	Tasco varmint scopes I aint a gun or scope snob, I own some really nice guns and good scopes, but does anyone out there have any input on the Tasco varmint scopes, I have heard good and bad. I want to put one on a low price Stevens 200 .243 for coyote hunting. my deer lease if full of coyotes and hogs and I want to thin some out this spring.

02-10-2008, 05:11 PM	#3
270wsm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 326 Trader Rating: (0)	Felix, buy the very best scope you can afford.If $100.00 is your limit,then buy the $100.00 scope.If $500.00 is your limit,then you have some options. Still,buy the best you can afford.(even if it means saving more money and waiting a little longer) __________________ THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT,THAT YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER,AS I HAVE LOVED YOU-Jesus Christ(John15:12)

02-10-2008, 09:37 PM	#4
Magnumsrule Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada Posts: 586 Trader Rating: (0)	I have a tasco on my 17hmr savage as that is what came on the rifle. It is a decent scope. If its all you can afford go with it, i would personaly choose somethin a little better. __________________ Cartridge Group Like to discuss cartridges? Join HERE!

02-11-2008, 11:31 AM	#5
dave375hh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 587 Trader Rating: (0)	The Bushnell Banner 6-18X50 is a very good scope for the $115 to $125 they sell for now. I've had one on a .222 for 8 years with no complaints or problems. __________________ Dave 375 H&H

02-15-2008, 10:27 AM	#10
felix cortinas Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (0)	scope well I got very lucky (or fortunate) one of my best hunting buddies GAVE me a 3x9x50 Nikon Buchmasters, he heard me say I had just gotten a new 7mm-08 and I needed a scope for it, he said "I got a scope for you!" I didnt know he was just gonna give it to me, this aint the first time, he is a helluva friend both hunting and fishing, I guess it all comes out in the wash between good friends.

02-10-2008, 04:41 PM	#2
gerry303ca Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 32 Trader Rating: (0)	You get what you pay for. They aren't great but will do the job. I bought one and had it for sale a few weeks later. Bushnell have some good low end scopes but if you are a serious hunter I would spend 3 or 4 hundred.

02-11-2008, 03:56 PM	#6
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,050 Trader Rating: (0)	If it says made in China,stay away from it. sam.

02-12-2008, 02:04 AM	#8
pball942 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 256 Trader Rating: (0)	I have a Tasco on my Marlin 917V. It does the job I intended it for. But I only planned to use for .17 HMR and nothing past 145 yards. Also a side note took my rifle out this weekend to do a sight in to get ready for this spring. It was and inch and half off at 20 yards. So you be the judge.

02-13-2008, 03:56 PM	#9
rick343 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 83 Trader Rating: (0)	I put a BSA 6-24x40 AO Contender on my 17 HMR and so far am pleased. I don't think the 17 has enough recoil to mess it up. I'm 65 and don't see like I used to and need all the power I can get. At a 100 yds I can cover a 1" bull with it. I got it at SWFA.com, the scope came with a 3" sun shade and a free bore siter kit from 17 to 50 cal. I'm going to get a 223 and was thinking of putting a Bushnell Banner on it. __________________________ I'm your huckleberry

02-15-2008, 12:11 PM	#11
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,050 Trader Rating: (0)	sounds great.Can you pass my name to your friend and tell him I would like to be friends? sam.

02-15-2008, 07:11 PM	#12
Brad Y Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Australia Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0)	Just picked up a 2.5-10x42 tasco varmint with illuminated reticle for my 17hmr. It replaces a 3-9x40 olivon that will go on my norinco 22lr which should be here next week. Seems like a nice clear scope, nice and smooth on the magnification, love the mil dot illuminated reticle for longer shots with the hummer. Will zero it today for 100 yards and take it to the bunny patch for a christening.

02-15-2008, 07:21 PM	#13
270wsm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 326 Trader Rating: (0)	Felix, Congrats on the free scope.I have heard good things about it. Great to have friends like that! __________________ THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT,THAT YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER,AS I HAVE LOVED YOU-Jesus Christ(John15:12)

02-17-2008, 09:07 AM	#14
ballistic_trep Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Posts: 47 Trader Rating: (0)	I had the Tasco 2.5-10X42 Varmint/tactical on a Savage 12 .204 for a little while. The rifle was purchased used with the scope. I found it to be reasonably clear in the center but with distortion around the edges. It had no light gathering ability to speak of in early morning/late evening....it actually clouded quite quickly as ambient light began to fade. I'm not sure how well it tracked as I didn't perform a box rest with it. I traded it for a bunch of virgin brass....I think I came out ahead in the deal. __________________ "All skill is in vain when an Angel blows the powder from the flintlock of your musket"

02-17-2008, 09:36 AM	#15
texnmidwest Senior Bear Fluffer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 2,964 Trader Rating: (0)	Felix, I used a 4x tasco as my back up scope before I started buying Leupolds. Like the above said you get what you pay for. If 100 is your budget then I would recommend a Bushnell banner. Much better scope for the money. Plus, not sure where you will be hunting but yote's in the south Texas brush can be close quick shots. I would recommend a 3x9. 9x for the open coastal grass fields and the 3x for the close brush shots. JMHO. Any way you go, give those little bakers a hard time. I hunted them in Live Oak county while I was growing up. Just outside George West. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead) Last edited by texnmidwest; 02-17-2008 at 09:39 AM.