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<blockquote data-quote="MNbogboy" data-source="post: 533462" data-attributes="member: 18849"><p>The Tasco name has really been tarnished since they started building them under the Tasco name in China....I have only had one, an 80s model from Japan 3x9x50 World Class....Back in the day the $80 (about three days pay back then) price tag was considered a mid price range scope and worth every penny....The Japanese optics quality were very comparable to German glass...At least mine was and still is....The internals of mine too are every good as scopes that cost 5 or 6 times that price today....The clicks are clean and crisp and track beautifully up and down....with a click value of very close to 1/4" at 100 yards....My last test put it at about a .265 average which is just a tad over 1/4 MOA......Its biggest downfall is the lack of parallax adjustment...That is why it doesn't sit on top of my long range rigs, however I still use it on one of my carry rifles but keep it at a 450 yard limit.....It has sat on top of two of my 25-06s and now it is perched on my grandsons .243....Back in the day I had the turret marked at 250, 300, 350 and 400 yards....It works perfect as a poor man's "Tactical" because it tracks so well and always returns to zero...Last year in MN it sat on one of my Savage 25-06s...spotted a buck across a clear cut ranged a tree right behind him at 304 set the turret at the 300 yard mark and it was lights out....i may have very well missed an antelope at 368 last year in WY but I couldn't find it..I am pretty sure I did hit it though because I saw him slump in the scope at recoil...Some guy in a future thread may want to embellish a little in his account of this but if thats what he thinks so be it...I don't give a rats behind....The same guy called me an SOB for getting sick on my hunt and leaving him all alone in the "wilderness"....I don't care what he calls me but he owes my mother an apology.....The other three shots he talks about hit my 13"(not ten) antelope exactly where I aimed...one in front of the right front leg which ended up in the left rear ham (more quartering than I thought) and the other two were two inches apart at the top of the neck....This was all I could see as I was trying to dispatch him quickly (antelope can be very tough if not killed right away as most of you know...He had invited himself to hunt with me and I didn't think it through (I couldn't believe anybody with have as self rightous as him)...A man should not resort to lying because he is such a spoiled sport and is not open to critcism....He vowed never to talk to me again but he obviously can't even keep his own word....My guess is he joined this forum because he knew I was a member and waited for a reason to attack me...Guess what I don't really care because his other posts and arguements in this forum have shown a lot of others what kind of person he really is.</p><p> </p><p>The scope has been tough too taking several spills over the years, without even requiring re-adjustment....No wonder there has been reports of guys paying $300 bucks for these old Tascos on Ebay.....</p><p> </p><p>I hope that Bushnell can turn them around and get the quality and reputation back in the Tasco name....I have a pair of Bushnell Legend ED binoculars...they actually "suck" the deer out of the woodwork...Unbelievable quality and clarity...</p><p>I recently picked up a Bushnell Elite 4200 6-24 rifle scope which so far again has proven to be great (advertised click value seems to be about 20% long, but I can live with that).....I have two Bushnell range finders a 450 and 1200....both are good and seems you get what you pay for with range finders.....The 1200 will pick up more distance than I will probably ever shoot.....</p><p> </p><p>I am glad there are others out there that will defend the "old Tasco name like I do"......BTW that old Tasco of mine has seen well over 100 whitetails fall, almost as many or more than all the other scopes that I have had combined....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNbogboy, post: 533462, member: 18849"] The Tasco name has really been tarnished since they started building them under the Tasco name in China....I have only had one, an 80s model from Japan 3x9x50 World Class....Back in the day the $80 (about three days pay back then) price tag was considered a mid price range scope and worth every penny....The Japanese optics quality were very comparable to German glass...At least mine was and still is....The internals of mine too are every good as scopes that cost 5 or 6 times that price today....The clicks are clean and crisp and track beautifully up and down....with a click value of very close to 1/4" at 100 yards....My last test put it at about a .265 average which is just a tad over 1/4 MOA......Its biggest downfall is the lack of parallax adjustment...That is why it doesn't sit on top of my long range rigs, however I still use it on one of my carry rifles but keep it at a 450 yard limit.....It has sat on top of two of my 25-06s and now it is perched on my grandsons .243....Back in the day I had the turret marked at 250, 300, 350 and 400 yards....It works perfect as a poor man's "Tactical" because it tracks so well and always returns to zero...Last year in MN it sat on one of my Savage 25-06s...spotted a buck across a clear cut ranged a tree right behind him at 304 set the turret at the 300 yard mark and it was lights out....i may have very well missed an antelope at 368 last year in WY but I couldn't find it..I am pretty sure I did hit it though because I saw him slump in the scope at recoil...Some guy in a future thread may want to embellish a little in his account of this but if thats what he thinks so be it...I don't give a rats behind....The same guy called me an SOB for getting sick on my hunt and leaving him all alone in the "wilderness"....I don't care what he calls me but he owes my mother an apology.....The other three shots he talks about hit my 13"(not ten) antelope exactly where I aimed...one in front of the right front leg which ended up in the left rear ham (more quartering than I thought) and the other two were two inches apart at the top of the neck....This was all I could see as I was trying to dispatch him quickly (antelope can be very tough if not killed right away as most of you know...He had invited himself to hunt with me and I didn't think it through (I couldn't believe anybody with have as self rightous as him)...A man should not resort to lying because he is such a spoiled sport and is not open to critcism....He vowed never to talk to me again but he obviously can't even keep his own word....My guess is he joined this forum because he knew I was a member and waited for a reason to attack me...Guess what I don't really care because his other posts and arguements in this forum have shown a lot of others what kind of person he really is. The scope has been tough too taking several spills over the years, without even requiring re-adjustment....No wonder there has been reports of guys paying $300 bucks for these old Tascos on Ebay..... I hope that Bushnell can turn them around and get the quality and reputation back in the Tasco name....I have a pair of Bushnell Legend ED binoculars...they actually "suck" the deer out of the woodwork...Unbelievable quality and clarity... I recently picked up a Bushnell Elite 4200 6-24 rifle scope which so far again has proven to be great (advertised click value seems to be about 20% long, but I can live with that).....I have two Bushnell range finders a 450 and 1200....both are good and seems you get what you pay for with range finders.....The 1200 will pick up more distance than I will probably ever shoot..... I am glad there are others out there that will defend the "old Tasco name like I do"......BTW that old Tasco of mine has seen well over 100 whitetails fall, almost as many or more than all the other scopes that I have had combined.... [/QUOTE]
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