Mal. I did not buy the Bushnells in question. They came on rifles I bought. In both cases, the owners were honest enough to say they were selling the rifles because they were not accurate. A change in scopes and a chance meeting at the range showed them the error of their ways.
I went looking for a few Tasco 4X scopes.( the cheapie models, as I have have very good luck with them. One is on a .375 H&H.) All the inexpensive Tascos, and even the one World Class 3x9 I found were all made in Red China. I will not buy anything I don't have to that comes from Red China, and the scopes did not seem to have the quality that the Japanese versions had.
At least Leupold is affordable, relatively speaking. Nikons can be found at price a bit above Leupold, here. Zeiss and Swarovski? Like most products from that part of the world, overpriced, over engineered, and overrated. I have compared a Nikon 4x to a Swarovski 4X. I bought the Nikon. It was just as clear and sharp as the higher priced spread, if you get my drift. It was also several ounces lighter in weight. Unfortunately, Nikon dropped it in favor of making more variables.
I agree with you that the Bushnells made say 20 to 30 years ago were pretty good scopes for the money. I had several of them, with no complaints. Seems like none of the local gun shops will carry any of the Bushnells, probably because of the bad rep the Sportview has given them. They will reluctantly order one for you, if you insist. That's good enough for me. I've had fairly good luck with Redfield too. It's too bad they went belly up. For inexpensive scopes, Weaver wasn't bad. I still have one of the first K-4's to come off the line. It was not as bright as some of the later ones, but the adjustments were quite good. 4 clicks moved it exactly one inch. All the Weavers (original, not the Japanese copy imported by Blount)were quite precise in their adjustments. BTW, Olin Corp. dropped Weaver, not because they were losing money, but because they felt they were not making enough. They dropped Winchester Rifles for the same reason. But then, that is the American way. make it as cheaply as possible (preferably in foreign countries with cheap labor at the expense of American workers jobs.) and sell it for as much as they can get away with. If you can't do that, get rid of it.
Sorry for the rant, off my soapbox.
Paul B.