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BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« on: June 02, 2009, 11:03:27 PM »
Anybody ever run one? Any good? Garbage? Thanks in advance.
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2009, 07:45:46 AM »
i have the 3-9 seems pretty good. hit soda cans at 300 yards!
havent shot it much but seems to hold up

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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009, 07:52:15 AM »
I have a sweet .22 3-9x40 and was impressed with the glass. crisp and clear for 100 bucks. i have not got it dialed in yet though. for a light rimfire i think they're ok, and the dial turrets should be fun to play with.
the thing i don't like is screw in scope end caps. i guess easy enough to change if needed.  :dunno:
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2009, 08:11:23 AM »
I have one and love it, crisp clear and accurate

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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2009, 08:20:42 AM »
I have several BSA scopes (not sweet models) and they have all been good quality and stood up to higher calibers as well. They are all I need out of a scope and their Customer Service is good too. I fell and damaged one myself and they fixed it for nothing.
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2009, 09:09:01 AM »
I have several BSA scopes (not sweet models) and they have all been good quality and stood up to higher calibers as well. They are all I need out of a scope and their Customer Service is good too.
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2009, 09:48:48 AM »
really depends on your expectations and only buy one with max 9X.
I would spend the $ on Nikon Prostaff or Swift, Sightron S1.
BSA's have no resale value.
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2009, 10:35:51 AM »
Do you have one or are you thinking about picking one up? I have the Pine Ridge "Cabelas" 17 and it works very well. :twocents:
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2009, 10:53:15 AM »
I have several BSA scopes (not sweet models) and they have all been good quality and stood up to higher calibers as well. They are all I need out of a scope and their Customer Service is good too.
:yeah:

I have a few BSAs because I got them cheap.  No big complaints, but not my first choice though... especially in hunting situations.


To Clarify my position, I don't consider BSA Scopes cheap. I consider them a bargain for what they do for me. I have a couple of Leupolds and a Nikon but get just as much out of the BSA as far as I am concerned. For what I do and how I do it, I don't need anymore scope. I have not met the animal yet that is impressed by the High cost/quality of my equipment.
Any failure to harvest an animal are my short comings as a human and not by my equipment.
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2009, 11:12:29 AM »
257 - I thought you were a Zeiss man, too much money for a varmint scope?

Just giving you a hard time

I personally don't like the BSA lines of scope, but they do make them much more affordably any of the Zeiss lines.

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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2009, 01:07:30 PM »
Ya, can't see putting a Ziess on a $200.00 Marlin 17. grin..

Its going on the boys 17, heavy snouted Marlin. Just getting prepared for a up coming ground squirrel shoot. Do they track well? Does the turret work as advertised?
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2009, 01:27:31 PM »
i haven't zero'd mine so i don't know if the turrets work or not. mine came with 3 for 36, 38 and 40 grainers.
if i don't sell it i will start messing with it some more. i think for $120 or so, you can't go wrong. if you are not so concerned with turrets, look at mueller optics. they get raved about in the rimfire forums. same price range, maybe a few bucks more....
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2009, 03:28:26 PM »
I put one on my MR 17 and it seems to stay at zero no matter how much i adjust the turret. and as far as calibration i cranked it up to 240 last weekend shooting goundhogs up by nighthawk and is was dead on. for the money i think it is a great scope for the 17. :twocents:
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2009, 03:33:58 PM »
Ya, can't see putting a Ziess on a $200.00 Marlin 17. grin..

Its going on the boys 17, heavy snouted Marlin. Just getting prepared for a up coming ground squirrel shoot. Do they track well? Does the turret work as advertised?
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2009, 09:56:18 PM »
Sounds like for the coin, I oughtta try it. Thanks for the replies guys..
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2009, 11:12:17 PM »


kinda looks good too.
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2009, 11:17:58 PM »
Nice....

Thanks for down sizeing your pics Jack... Big pics are hell on us dial-up guys, out in the sticks... Grin

Gonna have to make it down with your shootin irons, Josh is comeing down to pick up his 7 mag, and fling a little lead. Let me know when you wanna come on down. Later
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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2009, 08:25:23 PM »
Hello, I put a 6x18 sweet 17 on my savage 17hmr, and use it for shooting sage rats and it performs incredible, in fact im going to replace my Leupold 3x9 on my target 22lr with a 6x18 sweet 22 asap! the 3x9 is going on my 270.
Very good scopes for a small caliber shooter. with good prices to boot, the new models have a side focus for the objective which is a little easy than reaching up and turning the whole objective.

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Re: BSA Sweet 17 Scope..........
« Reply #18 on: June 10, 2009, 12:34:53 AM »
They are great if you love crosshairs that move. The sweet series has a very bad reputation. BSA tried to pack to much into a low cost package.
I got one, the Sweet 17, lost zero after about 3 shots, no it was not my rings or mounts, they did not change from my previous scope, and I checked them multiple times. Sent it back to BSA, got another, did the same, sent it back, got another, DID THE SAME. Sent it back, got another and sold it then purchased a good scope. The only scope I ever had that was worse was a simmons 8 point.
There is low cost, then there is cheap. Bushnell Banner is far superior in lens quality and reliability rating, Simmons white tail classic is another that is good.

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