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barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« on: June 02, 2011, 02:24:27 PM »
found this website with scopes with adjustable turrets for drop and wind for right at $100,
sounds like too good of a price for it to be a good optics. what do you think?
http://www.shopbarska.com/Products-Sniper_Scopes.html

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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2011, 03:45:34 PM »
Having never owned a Barska scope and not willing to find out the hardway they have a very bad reputation.  Quality control is not one of their selling points.  They are not a 3 out of 5 star scope more like a no star scope.  You can get a close our Vortex Crossfire 6x24x50mm with turrets and mildots for $99 from SWFA.  I just picked one up for load developement.

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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2011, 05:13:38 PM »
I'm guessing it would be better to save up for a better scope.I don't want to have to worry about scope problems when I have a animal in my cross hairs

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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2011, 07:06:36 PM »
Barska=POS

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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2011, 05:32:54 PM »
Irons top Barska, and by a goodly margin.

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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2011, 01:09:58 PM »
Cabelas recently had the Nikon ProStaff 3-9x40 on sale for $100. I seriously thinking of putting one on my son's .30-06 for WY antelope this year.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Nikon-Pro-Staff-Riflescope/729045.uts?destination=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D104752080%22&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104792580%3Bcat104752080

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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2011, 01:41:02 PM »
There is a lot better scopes out there for just a few more bucks. I have a red dot on my MKII made by barska and it works just fine. I would not trust there stuff on anything but a small cal.
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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2011, 02:03:27 PM »
I had a set of their binos and they sucked bad.  Foged up so bad the first time I was out they were useless.
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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2011, 08:41:30 PM »
Barska=POS

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I can't even believe they are still in business selling crap like they do.
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Re: barska scopes? price too good to be a good scope?
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2011, 08:27:03 PM »
I own a barska scope and wouldnt dream of taking it anywhere but the range.  Even then they suck.  If your looking for economical you are much better off going with a bushnell.  Much clearer but no matter what your budget you get what you pay for for the most part.

 


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