Bushnell Legend: Your thoughts?

[Six-Gun]

I recently got the bug to start prarie dog hunting. My lefty Remington 700VSF in .22-250 will be here Monday - http://www.remington.com/firearms/left_hand/700vsflh.htm - and I already have the Harris bipod. Now, I also have a Bushnell Legend 5-15x40mm that was also purchased for this venture:

http://www.bushnell.com/products/riflescopes/specs/75-5154m.cfm

The guy who is taking me out to Colorado to try this shooting is a memeber of another shooting board that I frequent, and he highly recommended this scope. He has told me that he presently owns this exact model of Bushnell Legend, as well as a Leupold VXIII 6.5-20 (that ran him $800) which was purchased first. He says that had he bought the Bushnell first, he would have 2 of them instead because the value is so good.

With that in mind, how do you guys feel about Bushnell for long range (500+ yards) rifle optics? Specifically, if ant of you own a Legend, what are your thoughts on it? The only Bushnell product I own is a Yardage Scout laser range finder, and before that, it was a telescope that I got as a birthday gift in 4th grade.

Fill me in, fellas.

 

[CB900F]

Six-Gun;

I've got the Bushnell 5-15 Legend mil-dot A/O on my .223 lefty. Good optics, lousy 'European' ocular adjustment. Way too easy to adjust. Or rather, will move if you look at it wrong. So I set it where I wanted it, for the third time, & ran a bead of clear silicone seal around it.

I'd get another one if I had a use for it. But, I don't believe I'd put one on something that had some recoil. And I'm about max'd out on .22's.

900F

 

[Six-Gun]

Thanks for the reply.

So you think I'd be ok with it for a .22-250? It will eventually have a muzzle break, and I don't think it'll be kicking much to begin with. It's going to pretty much be exclusively for prairie dogs.

 

[CB900F]

Six-Gun;

That's one only time & use will tell, whether it'll be alright on your .22-250. I'm going to get new glass for my .220 Swift & it probably won't be another Legend. Probably either a Sightron mil-dot, or a Bushnell 3200/4200 or a Leupold VXII or III.

900F

 

[Six-Gun]

As for the Legend, mine is pretty tight in the objective adjustment. It takes a good bit of force to turn it, but as you said, only shooting and time will tell.

Good news for you as far as the Sightron:

I use a Sightron 1x blackpowder scope on my T/C Omega.

It may be the most rock solid scope I own as far as holding a zero. The thing takes magnum loades of Triple 7 and asks for more. Weeks of shooting with full-house charges and the zero is still perfect. I highly recommend them if you want a tough scope, with great clarity, for an awesome price.

 

[CB900F]

Six-Gun;

I have no problem with the A/O objective adjustment either. It's ocular adjustment that's way too loose. That's the diopter adjustment at the lens you put your eye up to. The one you twist to make the crosshairs be sharp & clear in your vision.

900F

 

[Six-Gun]

Oops! I read your initial post wrong: seeing objective rather than ocular. You're the ocular lens does seem a bit easy to 'adjust", and that could be acause for worry. Again, I am hoping that it won't become an issue on a round as light as .22-250.

I'll surely post it up, as I'll be shooting the rifle w/ this scope this coming Tuesday.

 

[GunGoBoom]

I have a Legend in 2-7x32, but I cannot yet comment on it with any authority, as I've not yet shot with it on a gun yet. However, I will say that it is definitely not looking good for this scope after being mounted, since (a) the adjustments are sticky at times, and loose at times - inconsistent, and (b) far more importantly, it appears to be perhaps defective as for the apparent lack of centering the reticle, in that, to get it boresighted, it took until literally 1 or 2 clicks from one extreme far end of the adjustment range for windage - this doesn't bode well if it needs more adjustment in that direction after firing. This is with quality rings and mount. There's no way this thing is anywhere near as good as a vx3. But maybe somehow the 5-15 one is much better....

 

[Six-Gun]

Well, I took mine out and shot with it. No problems zeroing it at all. It's only taking .22-250 recoil but, nonetheless, it held up fine and never wandered in it's zero.

Next, I'll take it out in the cold and see how it stands up. I'm scheduled to go prairie dog hunting with it next weekend. That'll be the real field test.