BARSKA 3-12x40 AO Hot Magnum .17 And .22 Interchangeable 30/30 Rifle Scope

 (2 customer reviews)

It took a couple of trips to firing range but I finally got the scoped sited in. The optics are clear an the large object allows you to see clearly through the scope, unlike cheaper scopes which is like looking down a tunnel or pipe. In fact, the range was out of rental spotting scopes, so I used the rifle scope as a make shift spotting scope for my children who were shooting open sites.

Windage was a couple of clicks off and eventually had to dial the yardage to 135 yards to get the rounds to hit center on the target at 50 yards; then I carefully loosed the set screws, pulled up the dial straight up, aligned the 50 yard marking with the reference mark on the scope, pressed the dial straight down and tightened the set screws.

Though I was a little disappointed that the elevation was not better set at the factory, which is very minor compared to the quality of this great scope, which is now on sale for even less than I paid for it and that was a great price...Read more

Barska charges the customer a $25 fee for "inspection" and return shipping - even if the scope has a manufacturing defect. Sounds like Barska does not have much confidence in its rifle scopes to have such a proportionally high fee (27% of my purchase price). This $25 fee clearly will discourage many customers from pursuing a warranty claim with Barska. In addition, the customer must pay the return shipping to Barska and repairs take "6-8 weeks" - way too long when you actually need a scope. Otherwise, the scope has a bright sight picture, fits well in a medium mount & elevation turret change was easy. I have not yet had the scope out at my range for zeroing or firing.