My 24X has been great. I'm about to start shooting that rifle again and I'll soon be on the look out for the 36X

 

I've got Sightron, Bausch and Lomb, Weaver and now Tasco 36X target scopes. It will be interesting to compare them all.

 

I am interested in your comparisons.
Nice score on that scope!
Btw, I discovered that the higher powered scopes show mirage easier so I sometimes have to turn power down for a clear view.

 

Thanks!
It will be interesting to see how each one measures up.

 

no warranty any more since out of business

 

Thanks for the reply. I was afraid that might be the case. Apparently Bushnell took over the Tasco name, but not the warranty responsibility. Any of the Tasco's that are pre-2002 or so are now orphans

 

I have an old Japanese made 6x-24x Tasco target scope that's been on two different varmint rifles for over 25 years now! It's currently on my Remington 700VSF in .22-250 and I still love it as much as the day I first bought it. It's been flawless and whether I've got it adjusted down to 6x or up to 24x for 400 yd. ground squirrel shots it's still clear.
I'd love to find a 36x, but I've never seen one new or used. I checked Ebay and there's a Tasco Custom Shop 40x at $331, and a 36x at close to $400. Don't think I need one that badly.

 

I got my 36x Japan Tasco for $100 from a estate auction. It would be crazy to pay $400 for one. For not much more you could get a new Sightron 36x42 target scope. Those are also made in Japan.

Glad to hear about your great experience with your Tasco scope. I recently glommed a 6-24 Japan made Tasco scope, also from an estate auction. It seems to be on par with the other Japanese made Tasco scopes, which is quite good.

 

As hump says, I think original Tasco's (Japanese made/Japanese factory) are not in business anymore.

Think I read somewhere that modern made Tasco scopes are cheap China made probably under licence.

I once had an old 80's/90's made Tasco scope (Asia - Taiwan I think) and they were pretty good quality and excellent for hunting, far better than China made ones.

 

Years ago, I glommed a Taiwan made Tasco 6-24 scope on a Swiss K31. I shoot my K-31's with iron sights, so I took it off the K-31 and put it on a Wifama WZ78...

The K-31

The Wifama...

It works pretty well.

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/wifama-wz-78.1221649/?post_id=12290565#post-12290565

 

This prompted me to take inventory today. I have 4 Japanese era Tasco's.
3-9 Wideview
4-16 x40 with AO
24 x44World Class
8-32 x44 World Class
All are fine by me.
Too bad I only have 2 rifles to put them on, one hunter and one bench target. (no, at almost 72 and fading Im not buying more rifles) but still playing.

 

Which two scopes are you going to use?

 

The 3-9 has been on my H&R UltraVarmint 22Mag for some years, it is a most satisfactory combination for me.
Currently my Sav MkII FVT(?) 'bench gun' has the 8-32 but I almost put the 24 back on. Yeah,I know, I can just dial the variable down to anywhere between the 8 and 32, which was my intention at first, but I really like that 24 because it just feels 'right' to me. And my 50yd scores stayed the same.....but really I think the 32x shows just how twitchy I am, lol.

 

The 3-9 has been on my H&R UltraVarmint 22Mag for some years, it is a most satisfactory combination for me.
Currently my Sav MkII FVT(?) 'bench gun' has the 8-32 but I almost put the 24 back on. Yeah,I know, I can just dial the variable down to anywhere between the 8 and 32, which was my intension at first, but I really like that 24 because it just feels 'right' to me. And my 50yd scores stayed the same.....

I've got one of those 24X44 target scopes. Another Estate auction find. It looks unused.

 

Sure is a beauty, almost a shame to mount it up

 

I have to find some of those estate auctions! I have a couple Tasco Japan scopes at the moment - a 6-24 and 8-32. Haven't used the 8-32 much yet but have shot with my 6-24 a lot and enjoy it very much. Clear glass and great turret adjustments.

I wouldn't mind finding a good deal on a fixed 24x for my new to me 40x, or a 36x or any of the variables for that matter. For an all purpose rifle used for bench and position shooting I do like 24x as an all around magnification though.

Congrats on your finds!

 

I have that same scope "36x44mm". Back in the Day Tasco was a "cheap" scope.
The Japanese glass is now valued much higher!
Nice find!
I also have a Bausch and Lomb which I like very much.
It is better than my Arken, Discovery or Athlon scopes!

 

I have 2 24s, a 36 and a 6x24 all have dots and really like them. Had a 8x32 and it was ok but maybe it was just my eyes but it got dark as I turned it up over 28 power. The 6x24 is clear all the way. In fact I like it better than my 6.5x20 EFR Leupold. If I find them for the right price I still try but them even though I really dont need them.

 

Great scopes. I have had a few. I only have one left. A 4 power that I reset the parallax to 40 yards. Still one of the brightest scopes in the timber.

 

I am not certain but I think the ones marked Silhuotte had the 1/4 inch dot and not the 1/8 inch in the just target models. The Sightron Silhuotte had a freaking 3/8 inch beach ball! I had several over the years as you used to be able to catch them for next to nothing on Ebay long ago. People had no sense of value on one and nobody they knew wanted a 36X scope. The fixed power because of their few working parts were prized over any of the variable made in Japan Tasco's. The tracking, clouding and cheap parts really stood out on the variables. I always kept one Tasco 36X around for testing ammo. It was always the first scope to hit a new gun. Still good for informal benchrest.

 

I'd have to agree - though it doesn't seem to be advertised and most for sale seem to call out a 1/8 moa dot, the Tasco TS scopes I've had all seem to have a dot much closer to 1/4 (if not slightly bigger even?) than 1/8. They come close to covering, or maybe do cover up a .22 bullet hole at 50 yards. I have a Bushnell 4200 with a 1/4" dot and they are similar - both at 24x. I have used but don't own a Sightron II 36x and Weaver 36x which I believe have 1/8" dots (could be wrong about that too) and they are much smaller than the Tasco TS dots.