My family and I always had good luck with the Tasco World Class scopes. I have one on a .280 that I occasionally use, as well as a .35 and it was always accurate, dependable, and had good clarity for the $$$.
Over time, however, I've obtained a couple of Weatherby's (.30-06 and .270 mag) and put Leupold's on those...man did I become spoiled! A few years ago, we got into muzzleloading and bought about 4 Traditions to get started with. At that time, there were some great deals on the Tasco World Class, so Dad purchased several of those for everyone to put on the new ml's. Ouch! We spent a whole day chasin' those things all over a target at 50 yards and never could get them in. After talking with someone Dad new in PA that was very knowledgeable in this area, he said we had scope problems and that the Tasco couldn't handle the "shock" of a ml.
Of course, we said they work fine on high-powered rifles, so what's the difference? But this fellow claimed that there is a big difference between "shock" and "recoil" and that some lower end scopes oftentimes can't handle the shock emitted by a ml. So, we ruined 3 Tasco's. Dad then bought 3 Bushnell ml scopes and we were sighted in at 100 yards in about 4 shots, so I guess there's something to that?!?!
Between talking to others and reading this message board, it has become my opinion that you don't necessarily HAVE to have a ml scope, but you should at least put a good, quality scope on it. The Bushnell ml scopes have served us well over the past 3 seasons or so. I am also happy to report that I jumped into the Savage 10ml2 game this season and topped it with a Zeiss 3x9x40mm Conquest
. The way I see it, there are 4 variables from pulling that trigger to game droppage: the gun, the scope, the load, and the shooter. I went with the Savage and took Randy's advice with the AA5744, ordered some sabots from Del, grabbed the Hornady 250 gr. XTP's from Midway, and some Winchester 209 primers. The final decision to put the Zeiss on top, in my opinion, pretty well solidified 3 of the variables...I now only have myself to blame :!:
You may get along fine with the Tasco, but I would never again waste my time. We always got along fine with the Tasco's, that is until it came to the ml's. But, that's just my two cents...
