Has any of you had experience with the Tasco 10x40. It is my understanding that the early ones made in Japan are much better than the current production made in China.
Herb
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Hi Herb, I have one marked Taiwan and it's not very good. At full power the image is poor. The adjustment clicks feel vague, and although I have not proved it, I don't think it repeats settings very well. Also the calibrated adjustable objective ring has come loose. This one has fine crosshairs with a dot, and a sunscreen in addition to screw in lens caps which is nice. Personally I would not pay more than 50 bucks for one, and it would only be a stop gap until I could aquire something like a Weaver T36 or Sightron 36 which you can find used for around $300 if you keep your eyes open. GG
hjs,
I had a Chinese 10-40x Tasco for about a week. I lost money on it, on Ebay, and was still glad it was gone. I currently have a Japanese made 10-40x World Class Plus on my Suhl, and like it alot. I bought this one from a guy I shoot with regularly, so I had a chance to try it, before I bought it. The only problem I have with it is that it's heavy. I had to saw the butt pad off the gun with my jack knife at a match, to make 10.5lb class
Hope this helps,
Todd
I had a Chinese 10-40x Tasco for about a week. I lost money on it, on Ebay, and was still glad it was gone. I currently have a Japanese made 10-40x World Class Plus on my Suhl, and like it alot. I bought this one from a guy I shoot with regularly, so I had a chance to try it, before I bought it. The only problem I have with it is that it's heavy. I had to saw the butt pad off the gun with my jack knife at a match, to make 10.5lb class
Hope this helps,
Todd
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I'll make a statement here. Some may wish to disagree. On average the most optically correct, clear, and accurate scope of ANY manufacturer, including Leupold, will be their fixed power scopes. In reliability, less is more in scopes. Another truism is that again on average, the highest quality lens will be the smaller in diameter. Those big 50 and 56 mm diameter lens are much harder to get perfect than the smaller ones.
There ain't no free lunches in scopes. See what everybody else is shootin. Theres a reason for it. Like GG sez, you're better off with a used Weaver or Leupold than you will be with a new Tasco, regardless of where it was made. As always, my humble opinion.
I'll make a statement here. Some may wish to disagree. On average the most optically correct, clear, and accurate scope of ANY manufacturer, including Leupold, will be their fixed power scopes. In reliability, less is more in scopes. Another truism is that again on average, the highest quality lens will be the smaller in diameter. Those big 50 and 56 mm diameter lens are much harder to get perfect than the smaller ones.
There ain't no free lunches in scopes. See what everybody else is shootin. Theres a reason for it. Like GG sez, you're better off with a used Weaver or Leupold than you will be with a new Tasco, regardless of where it was made. As always, my humble opinion.
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