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Tasco scopes and heavy metal

Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
edited August 2003 in General Discussion
My "den" if you want to call it that, is MY room. All of my guns, computer, stereo and anything alse I do not want to share are in here. Anyhow the room is not big but it works, I have guns here and guns there, but last night I propped a good shootin .22 with a Tasco scope on it against one of my BEEEG speakers. As I sit here today winding down from a long week and enjoying the peace and quiet by deadening all other sounds with a combination of Alice, Ozzy, Metalica, Ratt and many other bands/singers at a very high volume, I had left that .22 leaning on the speaker. I never gave a thought that maybe there was too much bass, I thought it was normal for things to fall off the walls and bounce of the desk, heck I was enjoying myself[:D]. Anyhow I went for a short ride to a well hidden place to do some shooting, wanted to check POA with Stingers and I noticed it would not hit the same place twice, even with the Winchester Super Xs it always shot into a dime group at 25 yards it wouldnt hit a 6" circle at 25 yards. What the heck? After messing with it for a moment I noticed that while looking thru the scope everything would get blurry then clear as I tapped on it, not good.

Now if my stereo wrecked this scope, just what would a heavy rifle do to one? Time to toss al of my Tascos in the trash and replace with Nikon and Burris[:D]

Think the wife will fall for it?
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  • pack rat633pack rat633 Member Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tasco has always had a bad rep for this. Their "lifetime" warranty was badly needed.. I keept a cardboard box to put 'em in when customers brought 'em back. When I got a box full, I sent 'em in to Tasco for replacement. Oh, yea, I gave customers a new scope in the mean time. But, I do have a World Class 3x9 Range finder on a .338, been there for hundreds of rounds and 15 years. Always right on the mark. Guess they make a good scope once in a while, but I don't miss em!![:D][:D]

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  • groundhog devastationgroundhog devastation Member Posts: 4,495
    edited November -1
    7mmnut, LMAO!!!! If you were listening to that stuff, you should have had something bad happen!!!! [:D][:D]Got to come to PA on Monday and be there till Thursday. Do you want that Burris pistol scope? Let me know by tomorrow night 11:00PM!!! Will be in the truck and you have the cell numbers!!! I'll be in BFE SW VA taking the kid back to college but at some point I'll get the message!!! GHD
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  • cletus85cletus85 Member Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    7mm nut, that is exactly the kind of room i'm in. The rest of the house is well kept, in here it's where i put it. I also have some Tasco Scopes that are lookin like they need to be ebayed. [:D]
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  • jjmitchell60jjmitchell60 Member Posts: 3,887
    edited November -1
    I have a 3x12x40 Tasco that I have had for many years that has taken a lot of abuse but is still on the mark. On the other hand I bought a 3x9x40 for my sons 270 and we could not get it to hold at all. Took it back and bought a Redfield Tracker, no problems with it! I reckon as stated above, Tasco does make a good one every now and then.
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