Reviews - Barska 8-32x42 Adjustable Objective Waterproof Varmint Riflescope, Target Dot Reticle, Matte Black - AC10830 Reviews - BK-RS-AC10830

Author: 507 brett (verified customer) , Shoot everything from 22lr to ak47, from Charlotte nc on Jan 5, 2012
Pros:  pretty clear below 20x and awesome target recticle
Cons:  parallax below 50yds really makes it hard to use in rimfire matches and blury at high magnification
Would recommend:  no

507 brett wrote:

Scope would be good for a center fire gun if you don't need highest magnification. Couldn't adjust parallax out for less than 50 yards so was pointless on my cz 452 that I use in rimfire matches. Was impossible to shoot a group with this scope. Replaced it with center point from wall mart

Author: jester from peoria illinois on Sep 28, 2010
Would recommend:  yes

jester wrote:

mounted mine on a custom built AR-15. After 500 rounds this scope is still true at 130 yards. From first shot to 500 holding 1" groupings of 20 rounds. Definitly worth the money

Author: Beefy (verified customer) from Cincinnati, Ohio on Jun 3, 2010
Pros:  Price
Cons:  Reticle, and blurry sight picture
Would recommend:  no

Beefy wrote:

I mounted this scope on a Savage Mark II BTV. After boresighting I took a trip to the shooting range to sight in the scope. Once zeroed, the scope held zero and I was able to place 5 shots into one hole at 50yrds. However, as I increased the magnification, the cross hair seem to disappear around half the highest magnification. As I went higher, the sight picture became so blurry, that I was unable to make out what I was looking at. At the lower mags (8-12x) the scope was a dream. However it became pretty useless at any higher mags. This is disappointing as I have a couple of other Barska scopes and they work very well. They are lower mag scope though. Be cautious of this scope.

Author: eas1990 (verified customer) , Recreational shooter, hunter fisher, from jefferson city MO on Mar 4, 2010
Pros:  Clear optics, zoom is good, fast focus eyeball and ao
Cons:  1/8 inch adj might not be true
Would recommend:  yes

eas1990 wrote:

For the money the scope meets my expectations by far. The scope is as clear as your going to get for the price your paying maybe even a little better. Even though you might hear or read alot that these scopes get fuzzy at high power, mine cleared up very nicely with just a quick adjustment of the fast focus eyeball feature. Its only on a 17 hmr so im not sure if it holds zero on higher calibers or not but for a rimfire it does just fine. As for brightness in the evening, its not too bad you can still make out the target just fine a half hour before sunset, sure its not super bright but its also not a 300 dollar scope either. The only thing im not sure is if the advertised 1/8 inch adjustment at 100 yards is true or not but i managed to get it in the orange with maybe 4 to 5 shots at 100 yards. All in all its worth the money just dont expect it to be the same quality as a leupold cuase your not paying that much.

Author: bill (verified customer) , range officer, reloading instructor, marksmanship instructor, from west jordan, utah on Jan 3, 2008
Would recommend:  yes

bill wrote:

This is the third riflescope by this manufacturer I own and am extremely well pleased with all of them.