Center Point Scope ?

Yep

I recently purchased one but really haven't had it long enough to say anything bad about it. Mine works fine in the .223 bolt action. I well understand that they are low end and don't know If I would put it on anything larger. Mine has illuminated reticles.. ... :confused:

One recent article stated that generally, today's low end scopes are equal to or better than the good ones of yesterday. This was not an absolute statement by any means, so fellas keep the slack.:D


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I've had two 2-7x's from Walmart. Only reason I got the second is because the first wouldn't hold zero to save it's life and I exchanged it. Second worked fine but the the CP's are ugly and heavy. Try one, if it's crap return it or exchange it. Or don't try one.

LK
 
It is kind of a toss up if I will get the Center Point or a Bushnell Banner
Do you know about Bushnell ?
 
I have one on a .22 bolt action. For that application, it is very decent scope, especially for the price. I wouldn't put it on a "serious" gun of any type, but I wouldn't hesitate to put them on any .22's that I ever wanted scoped.
 
I have a Center Point 4-16x40 on a .223. 400 or so rounds shot, no problems. Good enough to help me get 0.62 inch groups at 100 yards. So for the money, I’d say that are just fine.
 
I have had decent luck with center point 3-9x32 AO scopes on .22 rifles. They all held zero and the glass was acceptable for a $30 scope.
 
got one of the 3-9's on a .22. It works fine holds zero and has decent repeatability for switching yardage. Had it on there about a year now so if it broke tomorrow I would say I got my 30 bucks worth out of it .

Just me but I have to wonder why people put 1000 dollar scopes on 500 dollar rifles :confused:.
 
Have no idea what caliber or rifle your wanting to buy for but as far as low cost scopes Mueller has some of the best. The Bushnell Banner I had was very poor.
 
A friend of mine only goes with the expensive scopes, he says that one reason is the way they are made they collect the available light better. I figure for hunting/military/LE applications you need as much light as you can get because you don't know what the conditions will be when you are using the scope.

Me, I don't fit into any of the aforementioned categories. So, cheaper scopes work just fine for getting out and punching paper.

If you are also just going out and punching paper/cans then the Centerpoint will probably work for you. If it is a hunting rifle I would save up some more cash.
 
For low recoil rifles, i belive that lower ends scopes work great. i have a tasco varmint scope that worked great on my AR in 223, but killed it when i tried it on my .308. It was a great scope for paper punching at 100 yards, but i dont know how it tracked at long range.
 
beats me why the shooting reviewers don't test scopes the same way photography reviewers test camera lenses. Maybe they are afraid they will offend the high dollar scope makers. An old saying in photography is "98% of all lenses are better than 98% of all photographers", I would wager the same holds true for scopes and shooters.
 
I want to put the scope on an AR 15 223.
I am thinking I will give the center point a shot and see how it works
Thanks for the replies
 
the CP's are ugly and heavy
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Yep.

I got one on a rifle I bought from my brother, the 4-16x40 variant with illuminated reticles...........it was a huge disappointment.

Not only was it big and heavy, but at anything over about 6X magnification, the images became so blurred that you couldn't figure out what you were looking at..........except for about 1/4" in the center of the scope that remained kinda-sorta clear.

Its sitting on a shelf collecting dust right now, as I replaced it with a Redfield Revolution 4-12X40 (night and day difference) and I can't even give the Center Point away...........one look through it, and people won't even take it off my hands for the very reasonable price of free.
 
the 4-16x40 variant with illuminated reticles
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Got the same one on my sons 7mm-08. By far not the best scope but it's my spare till I can get him a decent one. I don't have the same problems as you but even though it has parralex adjust it doesn't work so well. No problems with the glass just getting the target and crosshairs focused together is a chore.
So far it's holding a zero. I'm actually going out in a couple of hours to put the turrents through the paces. For $70 it is what it is.

If you can afford better do it but if the CP can get you out shooting rather than sitting around waiting, get it. If anything it'll make you appreciate a good scope.
 
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Had a Centerpoint on my CZ 527M a few years ago, got it zeroed, did well, next range trip I got this...

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Spent all day trying to get it zeroed with no luck. Returned it and got a Bushnell that is working just fine, going to replace it with a smaller Redfield Revolution soon.
 
4-16x40

I have a Center Point 4-16x40 on my .22-250 and it shoots very well. The lighted reticle works awesome in low light. Mine seems to have no problem holding zero. I'm not planning on keeping the scope forever, but for $70 I really like it.

Not only was it big and heavy, but at anything over about 6X magnification, the images became so blurred that you couldn't figure out what you were looking at..........except for about 1/4" in the center of the scope that remained kinda-sorta clear.
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Were you using the Paralax adjustment? mine is very clear at any range i adjust it too... including 16x at 15 yards... yours was defective or you weren't using it correctly.
 
I dont understand why you would spend all that money for a centerpoint, when you could save money and get a barska at wallmart and have the same thing. Lol
 
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