Scope for 10/22 on a budget

[srt 10 jimbo]

I had a Simmons and a savage, just sold em both for $325.00

 

[bcarver]

the question

asking what is a good cheap scope sounds like how ugly of a girl would you pick up. You don't want the ugly girl/cheap scope but sometimes that is all you can get at the time.

 

[Big Ugly Tall Texan]

Sometimes cheap optics are pretty good

I have a BSA 6-24 X 44 on an 8mm Mauser and so far it has held zero. I found it on sale and paid about $80 for it six or seven years ago.

Midway USA has a good selection of less expensive scopes.

This one would be a good choice as a general purpose scope for a .22

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=197719

 

[Cleet]

Thanks for the advice. I'l try to find one of those that I like.

 

[Regular Joe]

Keep in mind that cheap scopes all have almost nothing inside but plastic, and the BSA and Bushnell will have plastic lenses as well. Everything in that range. I may not have done any better, but I really like my $100 Nikon 4x that I got from Walmart. I wish the makers were more forthcoming about construction, as Burris was, back when they were making their case against Leupold.
I think the prudent thing to do is to get the BSA or Swift for now, and look around at garage sales and the like for the really right one. If I could find a Burris 6 x 24 at a garage sale for $100, I'd mount it on one of my .22 rifles within one hour.

 

[PTS1]

Natchesz has the Nikon Buckmaster 4x40 on sale for $99. I already got one for my model 60.

 

[djb_249]

kiss

I know it's been said already but, I put a $30 BSA fixed 4x from wal-mart on my 10/22 five years ago and it's still dead on. plenty of light gets collected for spotlighting at night or just shooting in low light. I was surprised by the performance of this little scope and i'm sure u will be too.

 

[Russ5924]

I would go with the Simmons 22Mag 3x9x32 with adjustable objective about $60.00

 

[bootman]

Simmons 22 mag 3x9 on my 10/22. Love it, I think I paid 50 bucks for it

 

[Dallas Jack]

I second the Nikon Buckmaster 4x40 on sale at Natchesz for $99. Should be a bright scope with accurate tracking. That's something you can't say for most of the cheap scopes.
Dallas Jack