Mister Donut's Firearms Blog: Ruger 10/22

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Sun Optics CS2783250 Tactical Riflescope, 8-32x 50mm

So I scoped my stainless 10/22 with a Sun Optics 8-32x50mm "Tactical" rifle scope. Here's a link to it on amazon.com however the product is not the one pictured:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I3FVRGK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The specs say :

Specifications for Sun Optics USA 8-32x50mm Riflescope - TAC III:

Magnification:	8-32x
Exit Pupil:	6.3 - 1.6mm
Reticle:	Mil-Dot
Objective Diameter:	50mm
FOV:	11.5 - 3.5fy
Click Value:	1/8 MOA
Length:	16in
Weight:	21oz

Features of Sun Optics TAC III 8-32x Riflescope:

30mm mono tube design
Fast focus eyepiece
Precision ground, fully multi-coated lenses with wide band coating
Locking return to zero target turrets
Dry nitrogen filled
Sunshade included
Mil-dot reticle
Sharp edge-to-edge clarity at every power
Zoom ratio up to 4X magnification
Black satin finish
Waterproof
Shockproof
Fogproof
Side Parallax

However.....when I opened the box, the scope was not like the one pictured with the exposed windage and elevation turrets, but for $150, it's hard to complain.

I took the rifle out to Squamish to zero and do some plinking and discovered that the magnification is pretty blurry beyond 25x and no occular or paralax adjustment could fix it. So the 25x-32x range of no use to anyone on this earth.

I guess it's not really a deal breaker because again, it was only $150. This "tactical" rifle scope will suffice for plinking up to 100m. Haha, "tactical".....the only thing ninja about this scope is the "made in China" marking, which was nowhere to be found. I'm pretty sure it was made there though.