BarskaHuntmaster Rifle Scope – Durable, Waterproof, Fogproof, Shockproof, Parallax-Free at 100 Yards, Fast Focus Eyebell, Scope Caps – Great for Hunting & Plinking

Did a bunch of research on cheaper scopes before making a purchase and this one was recommended. The cross hairs light up, which makes it great for night hunting. The view in the scope is nice and clear and has stayed zero'd after firing a decent amount of rounds through it. If you're looking for a cheaper scope and want good quality, this one is recommended. None of my rifles, bows or other hunting equipment is babied or kept for show n tell. It gets used, abused and dirty on a regular basis. All of my field testing is under hard use and conditions...With the weather being what it is, I still have not made to the range to get the scope perfectly zeroed. I did, however get it lined up with my laser and iron sights before heading out the the ranch. I love the fact that no tools are needed for adjustments like my other scopes. So far here are my findings:It does add quite a bit of bulk to the rifle, after six hours of tracking and hunting the rifle did become fairly heavy. Not a bad thing but just something I noticed. While out in the woods, I had to adjust the scopes focus a few times for the changing distances that I was scanning. I feel I should mount a lever to the rear adjustment for faster and easier adjustments without taking my eye from the scope. (this is me getting used to it) I fired a few rounds off and the scope never moved, since they missed, I have no idea of the accuracy of the scope yet. I have got to get it to a range and sight it in.The seller shipped the product and I received it quickly. Packaging kept it safe as well.

Put this on a new Ruger 9mm Takedown PC Carbine. Have a Barska 3-9 x 42 IR (illuminated rectical) on a Ruger 10/22 Takedown that I really like, so I wanted to see what might work on the PC Carbine. The 1.5 to 6 power seemed about perfect for this rifle (have a 2-7 power on a Ruger 77/357). Has really worked out good so far; The 30/30 Crosshairs were new to me, but I like them in this application. Since this is not a long distance rifle, the 1.5-6 is ideal for me. Between the very good (surprisingly good) light gathering of this scope along with the IR it is very versatile. Have BSA Sweet 22's on a Ruger 10/22 SE & American Rimfire. Right or wrong, I hate paying a lot of $ for a scope and try to find scopes that work very well for reasonable $. Long distance and completion shooters need more, I don't. Regularly and consistently hitting dime or smaller size objects from 50 yards is good for me.

I have bought Barska products in the past and I have always been satisfied with the price and quality of their products. However, this scope sets a new level of getting a rifle scope with quality like this for a price of under $100. I bought this scope for my Smith & Wesson I-Bolt 30-06. I was blown away by how well this scope is made and how great it did in the field. I shot about 8 rounds to get it sighted in and it has held its zero perfectly since. I have fired close to 75 rds with this scope on my rifle and I have not had a single problem. The IR crosshairs work superb in low light conditions making that early mourning buck kill shot a breeze. The only possible negative thing that I can say is that when it is zoomed in 12x it does get a slight bit fuzzy but not how some of the other people are saying it is. I can still shoot dead on at 200+ yards easy with it zoomed at 12x. I absolutely love this scope and I might even buy another one just to have it. At this price, its worth it.

If I were to rate this scope against every scope I have used and owned without regard to price it would rate 2.5-3 stars. When cost is taken into consideration it goes up to 4 stars... but not 5. Read this review with cost as a factor.Construction is reasonable, I can't open it up to see how well (or not) the insides are mounted but the outside is a simple aluminum tube with average elevation and windage adjustments. Unlike the claims made by some others, the adjustments work as I'd expect them to. Focus is good across the magnification range, not the sharpest but more than sharp enough. I have run several hundred rounds through it and focus remains as it was and it has held zero thus far. If this changes I'll amend my review. I have not found a use for the IR and would much prefer they have kept the illumination and provided a ballistic drop reticle instead. The reticle is too thick for IR even if I found a use for it. In daylight it is excellent, nice and bright. At twilight/dusk it is fair, this is where the inferiority of the glass will manifest itself. It is still usable at dusk but you'll need to concentrate more. Compared to a middle level scope like my favorite Nikon Buckmaster 2 there is no contest - the Buckmaster is brighter and sharper.The Buckmaster is also double the price so, in comparison to other low tier scopes like low end Bushnells and NC Star this is as good or better depending on the model/brand. My bolt action .308 has a fair amount of kick and it hasn't upset this scope yet. If you have a 30/30, .308 or even a 30/06 and use it within it's effective hunting range (up to about 250-300 yards) this scope will work well during the day. At dusk/twilight it loses enough light to limit it to around 150 yards or so and I would not want to use it at night at all.At $80 I felt like I got more than my money's worth. If it was priced over $100 I'd rather save a bit more and get a Nikon.

The cross hairs are at a slight angle from factory,barska is hard to get ahold of

Have it on my 45-70, big kick, sighted it in ,never lost center.Impressed that such an affordable scope could handle the cannon. One box of shells through it with that scope,so far,so good.

On en a pour son argent.satisfait si on a pas essayé autre chose

I give this scope a 5* in its class as a 3-9x40 budget scope with no illuminating reticles.I’ve got it on my 7.62x39 SKS and it with stands the recoil no problem while holding zero. I’ve shot well over 100 rounds through it and it’s still holding up strong! And I really like the cool looking reticle!

Great optic for the price. Zero’d easily and seems to grab a lot of light. Can’t wait to get it out hunting.