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(4 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Budget scope, bargain for performance,
October 9, 2006 Onepoint (Wyoming) - See all my reviews
I have some experience with Barksa Varmint scopes which has been mixed, so I had some reservation about putting this kind of money down when I could have got into a low end Burris, Nikon or Pentax for just a little more. Though those were not exactly what I was looking for and this one is more in line with what I had in mind, for instance it has more magnification than those others in the same price range for starters.
I don't know why the higher priced Barska SWAT series doesn't have some of the things that make the tactical series a better choice regardless of price. While the SWAT series has more bells and whistles, the things that are important to optic performance are not included.
1st impressions:
Solid and heavy, its a full size scope nothing compact about it, it feels like its well built.
Clear distortion free glass at all power settings.
Solid positive clicks on windage and elevation turrets.
No extras or...Read more
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Barska Mil Dot is an MOA Dot Scope,
September 12, 2010 Richard Lawrence "RL" (Clarksville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: BARSKA 3-12x40, Tactical Mil-Dot Side Parallax Rifle Scope (Sports)
THE BAD
The Mil Dot reticle is NOT graduated in Mil Dots; it is graduated in 5-MOA increments. I took my rifle and Barska scope to the range today. I re-zeroed it at 200 yards with Federal 168 grain .30-'06 Match ammo. Then, I tried shooting it at 300 yards, and I got crazy results. Then, I shot 4 rounds in rapid succession at the 400 yard target. The rifle and scope grouped well (0.63 MOA), but my hold over with the Barska Mil Dot scope didn't make sense.
When I got home, I posted a target with MOA markings on it at 25 yards, and I put the rifle on a bench rest. Viewing the MOA target at all magnifications from 3x to 12x, I discovered the problem. My Chinese (Barska) Mil Dot scope wasn't really a Mil Dot scope; it was an MOA scope with dots spaced 5 MOA apart. Now, all my shot groups made sense.
Despite the parallax adjustment, this scope had the worst parallax performance of any scope I have used.
THE GOOD
Mounted on a Weatherby Vanguard...Read more
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Budget scope, bargain for performance,
August 27, 2006 Onepoint (Wyoming) - See all my reviews
I have some experience with Barksa Varmint scopes which has been mixed, so I had some reservation about putting this kind of money down when I could have got into a low end Burris, Nikon or Pentax for just a little more. Though those were not exactly what I was looking for and this one is more in line with what I had in mind, for instance it has more magnification than those others in the same price range for starters.
I don't know why the higher priced Barska SWAT series doesn't have some of the things that make the tactical series a better choice regardless of price. While the SWAT series has more bells and whistles, the things that are important to optic performance are not included.
1st impressions:
Solid and heavy, its a full size scope nothing compact about it, it feels like its well built.
Clear distortion free glass at all power settings.
Solid positive clicks on windage and elevation turrets.
No extras or frills, you basically get a...Read more
