Bushnell SportChief VI?

[Magnuumpwr]

Has anyone here had any experience with one of these scopes? I recently had one given to me and was wondering if it was a decent scope when new? I haven't tried it out yet, but look forward to using it on a DPMS LR-308. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[MIL-DOT]

Googling around i found this post on another forum from a couple years ago, posted from a moderator:
"I have only shot one Sportsview (Sportchief) scope. It is a fixed 3 power with a 20 1/2 objective and was put on the rifle when it was brand new. It's a pretty cool scope in that it has both crosshairs or post that are selectable with a lever under the windage turret. I haven't had any problems with it so it has been going strong since the '80s on a rifle with a bit of recoil (Marlin 375 Win). I did replace it with a Bushnell Banner 1.5-4.5X32, like I have on the rest of my rifles. I did keep the 3X20.5 and it is now providing service on a ranch rifle. It's mounted on my Universal M1 Carbine and is doing an outstand job there."
But i'm confused about the "20 1/2 objective". Maybe a mis-type.

 

[DKA]

Have used Bushnell Sportchief Scopes in the past and was real satisfied, been using Bushnell Banner Scopes for the past 15 years and feel it is the best deal in scopes.

 

[Magnuumpwr]

I forgot to mention that the scope is a 3-9 x 40. Do all the sportchief scopes have the yardage marked elevation turrets? Also in my scope, when looking through it I can see a little box with 150 in it. What does this stand for?

 

[MIL-DOT]

(QUOTE) " Bushnell banner...and feel it is the best deal in scopes."

I believe you've gotten 15 years out of your scope,more power to you,seriously, but i can pretty confidently say that the Banner series is NOT "the best deal in scopes".And that's not based soley on the following case.......
My Bushnell Banner ,that came on a Beeman R9 ( high-quality German-made pellet rifle) screwed up right from the start. These Bushnells are claimed to be able to withstand the unique streses of air riflle use, but the magnification ring was soom stuck on about 6x, though to be fair, it worked great for me like that for a couple months. Just yesterday i had my brother take it of the rifle, and had my mom mail it back to Bushnell for me ( i'm a long way from home). After talking the other day with customer service, looks like they'll let me upgrade to one of the 3200 or 4200 Elite series.We'll see how all that goes.

 

[MCgunner]

I've had sportviews and banners and consider 'em the cheapest scope that is decent. Now, the optics aren't always fantastic, but the scopes are rugged and don't fog and are repeatable in adjustment in my experience. That isn't the rule in scopes of this price range. I'll give up a little optical quality if I'm trading it for mechanical reliability. I have a 1.5x4.5x22 sportview that is excellent. I've had it on a 7mm Mauser, then an SKS, now it's on a .22 for lack of anything else to use it on, not the brightest in low light, but that scope has decent optical quality and I've had it for 20 years and it hasn't messed up.

That said, I've learned to appreciate better scope and optical quality of scopes in the Weaver, Burris, Leupold and up price range and don't really seriously consider the cheaper Bushnells for my rifles any longer. A Simmons turned me off of cheaper scopes. The Bushnells I've owned have all been hand over fist better than Simmons quality, but I'm just sayin'. I don't have, but 3 serious hunting rifles and I appreciate serious glass on 'em.

 

[Kernel]

With a Bushnell scope, in my experience, roll it over, if it says "Made in Japan" you got a good one. If it says something else I would pass. Bushnell is just a brand name. They sub out all of their production to other companies, and the better optics manufacturers are in Japan. China, Korea, Thailand, Phillapines.... not so much. -- Kernel

 

[Magnuumpwr]

Kernel, it is made in Japan. Thanks everyone for the input. I will post how it functions after testing.