lightstream vs bushnell

[Pod]

I guess a lot of scope things are personal tastes with few things being actually objective and measurable. For instance I like the very positive clicks on the Light Stream turrets.

I must confess I have never looked through an Elite 4200, but I have looked through or owned EB Sniper, Bushnell Legend, Nikko Sniper, a Leupold Mk4 PR and quite a few other scopes besides, and as far as I am concerned the Light Stream is the best I have seen.

Don't think I'll bother looking through a 4200 - it could prove to be expensive

[ross H]

i have had a brief look through a bushnell 4200 and own a 4-12 3200, the lightstream i have had a play with is definatly nicer to look through, i have also been playing with a ziess lately and that iis clearer than te lightstream

[TARGETZERO]

Paul i think some peoples eyes are more suited to one make of scope than others my shooting buds got a nikon monarch & everyone rates them highly (& it is a nice scope )but it doesn't seem as bright & crisp to me as a bushnell scope & nor did the lightstream ,falcon totally agree i think it is to do with what suits you opticly,a bit like going to the optitians,everyones eye sight is totally different,i just prefer the optics on the elite

[blue]

The lightstream looks suspiciously like the old Weaver Tactical that was around a few years ago. Are there plans for a 3-9 x 40 in the pipeline
From what I remember these were very, very good scopes, but flippin' heavy.

I've just remembered I know someone with a Tactical.

[g.l.w]

Hi Guy,s I shot with Targetzero today, not a short amount of time either Approx 6 hour,s after several changes of rifle [swapping over] i have to say the Bushnell for me, the turret,s as Perry say,s are "his word,s" mechanical, it,s as if no lub whatsoever in them??Or the gearing seems rough cut?? Opticaly no better IMHO than the 10x40 bushnell, focal plane did seem to be bob on!! they are a good scope BUT worth the extra £,s, i,l reserve judgment......g.l.w

[nurek]

The lightstream looks suspiciously like the old Weaver Tactical that was around a few years ago. Are there plans for a 3-9 x 40 in the pipeline
From what I remember these were very, very good scopes, but flippin' heavy.

I've just remembered I know someone with a Tactical.

I have compared both scopes side by side at Wendover (I have a Weaver Tactical 4.5-14x44 and another club member has a Lightstream). These scopes look identical externally (tube, turrets, etc.) looking through them, the reticules are different, otherwise it looks the same scope (the coatings on lenses might be slightly different as well, but I didn’t have enough time to do a proper comparison), also with the Weaver you get screw in caps and sunshade. I like both...

[TARGETZERO]

did i mention i dont like the turrets,defo dont like them after zeroing today.give them loads ov clicks miss a click clickclick miss some clicks,loads ov clicks,poa hardly moved,on any other turret zeroed in 5 10 shots,any one else whos got one noticed this,or have i bought a lightstream copy made in turkey

[Pod]

did i mention i dont like the turrets,defo dont like them after zeroing today.give them loads ov clicks miss a click clickclick miss some clicks,loads ov clicks,poa hardly moved,on any other turret zeroed in 5 10 shots,any one else whos got one noticed this,or have i bought a lightstream copy made in turkey

I had this - it turned out that the scope was not held tightly enough in the mounts. I am used to just pinching up mounts but was shown (and whinced whilst being shown) that the mounts needed to be tighter. I think it may be a product of a 25mm tube in 1" mounts combined with the smooth finish on the tube. Anyways after the mounts were tightened I have had no problems at all (for info: BKL single strap highs). The other symptom was not holding zero

[deeps]

Any useful feedback on what these scopes are like under low/fading light conditions. Is the fact that it doesn't have IR that significant ?

[TARGETZERO]

havent had a chance to get out and use it in those conditions yet,if you use the mag on 4.5 forget it,the ret near enough disapears on this setting,so for low light i recon it would be useless,might be wrong here coz i havent tryed it out yet,but i very much doubt it. perry

[Saton]

I shoot very early mornings and have had no problem with my lightstream.

[TARGETZERO]

supose it depends on what he means about low light conditions,plus im getting old now so it might be my eyes or some thing to do with the made in tiawan sticker i discoverd when i looked down the rear ov the lense