Bushnell Elite 6500 Review

[mildot]

HI

i hope you dont mind me adding this

When i was at the cla last month i had a good look through the 6500 and numerous other scope and i have to say that i was extremely disapointed with the bushnell. The picture clarity was appauling for a £600 scope. The Leupold vx111 imho is far better than the 6500. It just didnt look right. i would say it was between the mtc vipers and the leupold vx111. I have owned about 4 vx111, burris black diamonds, leupy mk4, zeiss diavari and conquests etc etc

For the money the zeiss conquest is a far far better scope!


Although i wish you all the best with the bushnell. You seen happy with it which at the end of the day is all that matters

[Dave D]

I also looked through the 6500 at the CLA, almost put me off.

If you get chance to look through one at a shop, there seems to be a world of differnce between that and the ones at the vickers stand.

The leupold is a good scope but i found the eye relief difficult and the field of view narrow in comparison the actual clarity of the optics in normal day light is about the same but in murky conditions the bushnell seems better than the leup or the ziess.

At £699 retail I would not have bought one, but for sub £490 UK supllied its a very very good buy.

The MTC is a very good scope with a nice reticule for the money its the best scope by far in that price bracket but does not compare with the bushnell or the others mentioned.

Thanks

Dave

[Oddbob08]

I also looked through the 6500 at the CLA, almost put me off.

If you get chance to look through one at a shop, there seems to be a world of differnce between that and the ones at the vickers stand.

The leupold is a good scope but i found the eye relief difficult and the field of view narrow in comparison the actual clarity of the optics in normal day light is about the same but in murky conditions the bushnell seems better than the leup or the ziess.

At £699 retail I would not have bought one, but for sub £490 UK supllied its a very very good buy.

The MTC is a very good scope with a nice reticule for the money its the best scope by far in that price bracket but does not compare with the bushnell or the others mentioned.

Thanks

Dave

It's these differences that worry me about buying from the US, you can't look at the product or compare it with similar products to see which is better suited. It's a shame prices are so high in the UK and many of us have to settle for a Chinese special

[Dave D]

I brought mine from a shop in the UK off the shelf for £490, give the buisness to UK gun shops where you can, thats what I try and do.

Dave

[richness]

Blimey, mildot, really? I was looking forward to getting one and now i'm worried I did have my doubts whwther 6.5x mag range could be done without losing optical clarity.... Did you have areally good look through it?

ATVB Richard Utting

[Dave D]

Richness

If you let me know if you are going to any shoots this year, you are more than welcome to look through mine, I think you will be impressed, everybody who has used it so far has commented on the quality of the image.

Dave

[richness]

cool, thanks Dave - i'd be most interested to try one out

[sparky]

After talking to Dave Hatfield got a 2.5-16x42 on its way.

Pete

[Br0dy]

Does anyone know what the mildots are true at on the 4.5-30x50 ?

[richness]

Have just bought a 4.5-30x50 and a 2.5-16x50. Will test thoroughly and report back. I'm not easily pleased. We'll see

[Dave D]

Will also be interested, I know some of the FT boys were looking at the higher mag scope, but it does only come down to 25yds.

Dave

[artsr]

Hi, I just happened to pick one up last week, I liked the look and feel, mildot, big tube, side wheel etc. I had a quick rethink as when I got it home I realized it focused down to 25yds not the usual airgun - 10. I decided to keep it anyway, as it is to mount on my Ripper xl25, and I expect to shoot at 50-100 yds. (fac 50ft lb)
I note the above to make sure you all are aware of the 25yd focus.
best - Artsr

[richness]

I noted in my review, artsr, that it focussed a shade shorter than that, even in full power (despite dial only going to 25y - that's better than most though)
The 2.5-16x50 version a great rangefinder (strangely) and dial is marked to 10y FYI
ATB Richard

[Dave D]

Update :-

Now used scope for a while and I have found it excellent, mainly used for shooting rabbits at night from a vehicle, gathers light well copes with cold and damp conditions really really well.

I have found the variable mag (down to 2.5 ) one of most useful features.

Very robust scope and the picture clarity is fantastic. The only feature I wish it had is an illuminated reticule but other than that its a scope for life.

Will post more in the future when used more.

Thanks

Dave