nice scope isnt it mate and they just don’t make them like that any more
Hi guys, well I've always wanted a Jap optics Tasco 3x9-50ag since I was a kid but never been in a position to afford one. However I purchased one secondhand off the BBS a few days ago and man am I impressed. This scope was over £200 when it first came out but I bagged this for a reasonable price. Its in excellent condition I would say for the age of it with only faint marks where it has previously had mounts attatched. The paralax and zoom adjustments work very smoothly. Went out all afternoon with it mounted on my CZ .22rf, zeroed it in off the bipod doing ragged one hole groups out to 50yds with eley subs, got it zeroed in 10-15 shots. The optics on this scope are as good as my meopta artemis 6x42 which is excellent, the field of view is also excellent and the image is very crisp as is the duplex reticule. At dusk the scope coped brilliantly and is up there with the best I have tried, the best being my mates optima supermoonlighter and my meopta.
Why did tasco stop using Jap optics
Last edited by georgey; 20-02-2008 at 01:37 AM.
nice scope isnt it mate and they just don’t make them like that any more
not meaning to take the mickey but i suppose we're all friends here - i have one of these for sale if someone were to offer me the right money. It's got a small ding on the PA ring and slight ding in the adjustment cover but optically it's mint and as the chap says here, very very good
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Would be interested in the AG 3-9 X 50 what you asking?
Mach 1.5
Hakko went bust a few years ago, the new 'Hakkos' are made in China. I've got an AG4 x 40 and it's ace, I think I've got 5 other Hakko made scopes - all excellent.
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Simon
I've got some slug guns.
what's hakko got to do with it ?
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There never was a 'Tasco' factory.
Hakko made the AGs, Custom Shops, TRs, SS, TS for Tasco as well as RWS Prestige, Deben DMPs lots of scopes for AKAH in Germany, the Walther sidewheel and loads of others. The Springfield sniper scopes were also made by Hakkp and now fetch a packet in the states.
Best Regards
Simon
I've got some slug guns.
Anthony
I only have the one 4 x 40 ag, still in the box with all the papers and cloth. All the other Hakkos I have a silly target scopes.
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Simon
I've got some slug guns.
I was lucky enough to own a 2-7x32 AG a few years ago, and stupid enough to sell it .
They really are/were top class glass There was a 3-9x44 available which was never sold in the UK, shame really. I did manage to aquire a Nikko Sterling 10x42 last year, the type with the rear parralax ring and target turrets, I think these were also made by Hakko.
You got a bargain there, there's one for sale in the classifieds in Shooting Sports magazine for £30 (think it's in Dudley, if anyone fancies it).
Tasco started selling them again a few years later for about £70, I was straight on the phone to order one. When I got it I found it was a cheap copy with a totally different zoom ring and eye-bell. I sent it back and got a refund
I used to have a 4x40 AG and wish I'd never parted with it. I wonder how these old Tascos compare to modern scopes like MTC or Bushnell? Anyone done a comparison?
Lionel
Personally, I consider these scopes inferior to the models they replaced e.g. 626V, 615W, etc., all of which had the black anodised finish. When the matt finish AG range first appeared, each came with a free lock knife attached, so I bought one of each model and used the knives for prizes at the following Christmas shoot. These scopes did not prove very reliable: turrets falling off and objective lenses falling out were common. The 4x40 was a lovely scope to use, as the image was unusually bright and came to the eye readily for snap shooting. I still have a 2.75x40, which has easily outlasted the rest of the bunch. However, I also still have a number of the older models, including three of the 626v and one of the 1.75x40 models (615W) and these are still working flawlessly. The black anodised TR range (4-16x40 and 6-24x40) was also excellent. As a matter of interest, I use Bausch & Lomb and Leupold too but I have an enduring fondness for these little Tasco scopes. Not once did I experience a reticle breakage, even when fitted to gas ram rifles - they made them tougher in those days, I guess. RIP Tasco.
Yes, I've had a couple of TRs, excellent.
The AG 4 x 40 is very nice but it pales in comparision to a 22 year old Japanese Nikko Gold Crown 6 x 40 I have, it is outstanding. It is optically superior to a Leupold M8 6 x 42 I had and the reticule (a very tight duplex, number 15?) is great.
Just as a matter of interest does anyone know which Japanese factory makes the big Nikko 10-50 x 60? It doesn't look anything like a LOW scope, Hakko are dead, is it made by Optisan who make the MTCs?
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Simon
I've got some slug guns.