BSA Essencial Scopes

[Br0dy]

Well i have just got the MD 4x12x44 AO. Optics seem nice and clear but thats as good as it gets. Everything else screams "budget". There are nasty sharp edges to the metalwork. When i used the eyepiece to focus on the reticle it showed up little "jaggies" between the mildots.. very poor imo. I took the eyepeice out about 2 turns during the focusing exercise and found it moved laterally noticeably. I touched it while looking through the scope and found considerable reticle movement occuring. This would probably be more of a problem on a springer?
Would i recommend it or buy another? Unfortunately No.

[AirArmsDavid]

Chap at my club had a similar 'duffer'. It happens with all product lines occasionally. Take it back for a replacement.

[blueboy2]

ive just bought a 3-9 x 40 essencial scope and im having trouble with the focus at anything less than 45ft the instructions that came with the scope seem to be for different scopes.

[Antagonistix]

ive just bought a 3-9 x 40 essencial scope and im having trouble with the focus at anything less than 45ft the instructions that came with the scope seem to be for different scopes.

Hi,

I have the 3-9x50 Essencial, and at 9x mag, objects at close range like sub 15 yards are not very well focussed. And I dont mean blurry - you need to draw a fine line on a piece of paper to notice it big time. Some objects (say an apple) appear focussed until only 15 ft away.
Have you tried at lower magnification levels for the close range objects ?

I only began to notice this a couple of days ago when going through yet another zeroing excercise. Its all clear at 25 yards and beyond though which is my intended hunting range. In lower light conditions (like 9PM UK summertime) - fine objects can appear blurry even at 20 yards, dont know if thats my eyesight though.

Overall I would recommend the Essencial scope but alas I have not owned any other to compare it with !

BTW - My instructions are generic also - not Essencial specific !

Dan

[stephen280480]

Hi,

I have the 3-9x50 Essencial, and at 9x mag, objects at close range like sub 15 yards are not very well focussed. And I dont mean blurry - you need to draw a fine line on a piece of paper to notice it big time. Some objects (say an apple) appear focussed until only 15 ft away.
Have you tried at lower magnification levels for the close range objects ?

I only began to notice this a couple of days ago when going through yet another zeroing excercise. Its all clear at 25 yards and beyond though which is my intended hunting range. In lower light conditions (like 9PM UK summertime) - fine objects can appear blurry even at 20 yards, dont know if thats my eyesight though.

Overall I would recommend the Essencial scope but alas I have not owned any other to compare it with !

BTW - My instructions are generic also - not Essencial specific !

Dan

have the same scope and agree! as for the eyesight its prob a dit of both ! i did not find it so bad! better than my old bushnell and my ags 3-9x40 which i think is a good scope for dif reasons! my scope im sure has a 30mm tube! the other scopes in the range do thay have 25mm as was posted in a prev post???

[redrooster]

I've had three Bsa scopes, one essential.
Not my cup of tea
Prefer a Hawke or Ags for the money

[tezzyclayt]

Hi, I have just reluctantly sold one to Ericb on here to fund another scope to use with NV. I could not believe how crisp and clear the optics were and how easy the mil-dot ret is to get on with. I also have a mamba and as far as Im concerned the bsa is as good if you can live with the px on the objective. I stated all these facts in my advertisment but people are still afraid of commiting themselves. What really makes me laugh is that they may even be made in the same factory as some of the so called top names, such is life, Enjoy Ericb you have a quality cheap scope. Cheers Terry

[frank pole]

I had the 3-9x40 - It lasted for about 10 tins on a hw springer, They have clear glass for the money! Also the dots are a bit to close together

[Al1983]

Just picked up a cheap combo with the 4x32 on.

It's really good! I expected a shocker, I was even logging on to buy a replacement before I shot the thing.

Mil dots are nice and close. They seem to work well at 5yd intervals for my.22 HW. The optics are lovely and clear and the small scope doesnt upset the lines or the balance of the rifle.

As someone who's been using high mag scopes for years I'm really impressed with these little things. You can't go wrong for the money.

[Si.243]

Got one on my .177 lightning.... can't fault it

[Garry]

I used my 3-9x40 as a telescope the other week, and the optics really are clear and bright, as good as my £200 binos.
I didn't know anything about scopes when I bought mine, so I went for a familiar name, and I'm glad I did.

[jumbuck]

I have used a couple of BSA scopes in the past Cats eye on .222 and Sweet17 3-12x40 on .17HMR and never rated either much But sounds like they have maybe got better

[mrbullseye]

i bought a 4-12x44 ao mildot about a month ago for about £50 new, cant find a thing wrong with it, ive spent £150 on scopes before and there is no difference between the two.