Barska scopes?

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MrDontPlay

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I was wondering if any has experience with barska scopes. I'm looking for a new rifle scope that will mostly be used for target practice during the day on low-recoil guns. I have a nikon mounted on my hunting rifle already so this one probably won't be used for any low light shooting. Are these scopes good for the money? The reason I'm looking at lower end scope is because I'm trying to get something with a lot more zoom for not a lot of money.
 
I don't know where they're made but I bought some Barska binoculars since they had the BAK-4 prisms and I've got to say they are spectacular for the money I paid.

When I was looking at scopes I looked through a Barska scope and it was also optically great.

For Christmas my wife bought me a Barska spotting scope and I can read license plates out my window on cars 500+ yards away.

I can't say where they're made (although their main, very modern building is in California) or how they stand up to recoil but optically they are really good for what you pay for them.

And for what it's worth Mueller scopes have their lenses and parts made in Japan and it's assembled in China and they are super good scopes for the money. My 4-16 X 50AO Sport Dot Mueller has sat on my .300 Win Mag for almost two years and it's a great scope. Of course it doesn't say Leupold on it.... :p

My scope of choice now is the Nikon ProStaff 3-9 X 40 with the BDC reticle. Top scope for the money. Of course it's assembled in the Phillipines....

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How, exactly did you guys determine these are junk? Is this from actual experience or just what you feel? I'd like to know other's experience with Barska.
 
I won one as a door prize at a gun show. The big 'tactical sniper' thing. Seems very ruggedly made. Bet ya could beat someone to death with it. But as far as optical quality , forget it.
 
Surprising. The one I looked through was pretty good optically.

Best thing to do is go somewhere and compare some of your choices actually looking through them and seeing how they're made. Don't listen to us. None of us agree on anything! :D
 
I have a 6.5-20X50 target dot scope on my H&R Ultra Varmint .223 Rem. It has been there for six years now. Scope sucks at the higher end of power pretty much anything over 14X gets real fuzzy. Other than that it holds zero very well on that rifle and has killed many or prairie dogs and coyotes. Would I buy another? More than likely not, but for what I use it on it has worked fine.
 
I looked around the interwebz ...... trying to find out where they make these things..... and ...... they seem t have marketing offices nearly everywhere, a warehouse in Shanghai, and no manufacturing facilities....... puzzling.
 
I have a Barska I paid about $70 for. It's something like 6-20X and 50mm. I use it on my 20" AR. It's not a great scope, I have a Bushnell Elite 4200 on my FN PBR in .308 that beats the crap out of it (which I paid $240 for). Although the Barska does not compare to the Bushnell, it serves its purpose. It holds zero well enough and while I would not bet my life on it, my wife and myself have both had pretty good results with it. If you're buying on the cheap for plinking and you are shooting less recoil than a .223, why not. If you are expecting a zombie apocalypse, you may need a better scope.
 
I had one on a 22 that held a zero for the longest time, now it has about the same accuracy as iron sights on an AK47.... I think something was shaken loose. it never truly focused, it was blury no matter what range or how much you fiddled with it... I would recommend against one, Nikons are about the lowest price I would go, I have had good luck with their prostaff line.
 
Had one of their red dots that gave up the ghost on about the fourth trip to the range.Also had a 3x9 that at best had a wandering zero.Would i buy Barska again?no,do others have luck with them?yes.Would i buy a weaver,tasco,or simmons instead?yes.
 
I have a Barska Sniper Scope that is 4-16X50 on a 10/22. It is really clear and holds zero. There are a lot better scopes out there but for $100, I can't complain.

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My dearest, most comical of friends, thought it'd be a good idea to pick up this guys used barska super scope. This thing was like a 8-25x50! So what would you put this 2' wonder scope on.........THE BARRETT of cousre!!! :eek:
And to my surprise it actually didn't blow up in his eye! It even functioned to about a 10 MOA, for a few outings anyway until the horizontal crosshair started floating at the bottom.......

Seriously though for a scope, I say nay. Spotting scopes are ok. But stay away from the Barska's & the NCstar's out there. Some will work, more will not. Buy a Simmons n go shoot something ;)
 
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Well if you guys say Simmons are better then I'm CERTAINLY never going to buy a Barska!! I'm with those that said the Nikon ProStaff is a good choice. I now have two. :D
 
When I purchased a 7mm rem mag sendero from a friend of mine there was a Barska on it. I used it for a few months, put it on my .280, then traded it back to my friend who now has it on his 7mm rem mag. Neither of us had any problem with it.
 
I personally have a Nikon buckmaster on my .308. Very nice scope for the money. And for what its worth that scope has spent 20rds on top of that same .50cal, and will still hit a dime at 200yds atop my Tikka! ;)

I know you said you already have a Nikon and don't need anything special, but just make sure there's value in whatever you decide to get.......
 
To me, the Barska is sort of the Hi-Point of the optics world. If you can't afford anything else, it's probably better than nothing. Too, like Hi-Point, I'm not sure but I believe Barska scopes come with lifetime warranties.
 
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