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My little Simmons ProDiamond finally gave up the ghost. I was having some accuracy problems and I tightened up all the usual suspects on my X7 (torx lug screws, etc), but noticed a faint rattling inside the scope. For a 4x32 with essentially no moving parts, not good. I would have just bought another Simmons since I really liked the size of it in relation to my X7 but apparently they don't make them anymore. So the search began.
I wanted another fixed 4x32 but they are almost impossible to find . Nowadays everyone wants a 4-15x50 which is crazy overkill on what is essentially a brush gun. I finally settled on the Bushnell Prime 1-4x32. Normally $140, I got if for $99 directly from Bushnell.
Glass seems decent. Reticule is basic multi-X. Four inches of eye relief - very important for me and the reason most other scopes did not make the cut. The ocular lense with the 1-4x variable magnification makes the scope look imbalanced but whatever. I will likely just leave it on 4x but maybe when deep in the brush the lower mags will be useful.
Hope to get it zeroed in at the range soon, when I do, I will post on this thread any more thoughts.
I wanted another fixed 4x32 but they are almost impossible to find . Nowadays everyone wants a 4-15x50 which is crazy overkill on what is essentially a brush gun. I finally settled on the Bushnell Prime 1-4x32. Normally $140, I got if for $99 directly from Bushnell.
Glass seems decent. Reticule is basic multi-X. Four inches of eye relief - very important for me and the reason most other scopes did not make the cut. The ocular lense with the 1-4x variable magnification makes the scope look imbalanced but whatever. I will likely just leave it on 4x but maybe when deep in the brush the lower mags will be useful.
Hope to get it zeroed in at the range soon, when I do, I will post on this thread any more thoughts.