Reviews & Ratings for Bushnell Elite Tactical Hunter Rifle Scope 3-12x44 — 5 reviews — Page 1

Made in Japan. Glass is excellent. Knob feel great, tracks perfect. And did i mention how good the glass is? Bushnell Elite is top shelf stuff.
Quite a bit better than some of my other "brand name" scopes. I'm buying some other ones from the Elite line for sure after using this.

This is a good optic. In low light it's a huge step up relative to something like the Primary Arms 4-14x44mm FFP optics at 240 USD, and the BTR-Mil reticle is awesome in my opinion. I also like the illumination.

However, for me I found that this optic is ultimately unsuitable for me. The eyebox is tight to the extent that at 12x even the slightest eye twitch would cause noticeable vignetting in the field of view. I just never felt like I could see the full field of view without vignetting, even at 3x. There is also significant forward light emission of the illumination for those that are concerned about such issues, although this emission is very focused and hard to see unless you're at the right angle.

At 800 USD I felt that this optic is hard to recommend. For the same price range Weaver Tactical's 3-15x50mm is made by the same ODM (Light Optical Works) and appears to have a similar feature set along with much more forgiving eyebox.

I have owned one for 3 years, and the only fault that my friends and I have found with it, is in the very early morning or right at dark. The grid on the scope is almost useless. I keep mine on the 12 power setting and have killed deer from 25 to 400 yds. with mine. After practicing with the grid, I can now place shots consistently inside 2" at 500 yds., but I have never used the turrent. Mine has never needed resetting. I do shoot it before season. About 30 min. before dark and I do mean dark, and about the same after the very breaking of day, you cannot see the grid retical we'll enough to make a humane kill. I use a chair and a dead shot field pod and fell confident except in the times before mentioned of making a quick kill. I am 67 yrs. old and it may be my eyes, but I don't think so. I haven't shot my 308 Thompson Icon past 500 yds. as there is nowhere around here to shoot farther. My ole gun likes Hornady sst superformance, and with this Bushnell scope I am confident of the outcome. On the upside if the grid were darker it would hide to much of the target for a precise shot placement.