Bushnell Elite 3200

[CanAm500]

I am looking at the 3200 vs the Banner Dusk to Dawn scope. I want a bushnell scope so dont tell me to get a leupold.

I am looking at the 5-15x40. Does anyone know what the firefly rectilcal does?
How much does the 3200 go for (usually)?

[ruger#1]

paint im sure you will be happy with the 3200. firefly glows a little bit, when you are sighted on a dark object, or just before dark, i have a bush and lomb 3000 at 1.5 to 6 power . it is a very nice scope to. are you planning to shoot long range with the 15 power.or varmits. might run for around $400.00

[Steeleco]

I believe the firefly can be charged, by that I mean if you shine a flashlight in it the recticle will glow, and for quite some time I hear.

[Schmaus]

I have a 3200 and I have a leupold vx-11 and for the amount of money that the leupold costs I don't think that it compares to the 3200 for picture especially in the rain. The only thing that my leupy has is better eye relief but I am definately a fan of the 3200's and will buy more. I think that they have come down to about $299 this year.

Schmaus

[atri]

I use the 3200 (3-9x40) for my 270, and have been very happy with it. The rainguard works very well. It also has decent eye relief. Have had the Banner as well, and while it is substantially less expensive, I wouldn't recommend it for any of the hard kicking calibers: I've busted a couple of their reticles on my 300WM.

Higginson's has the 3200 5-15X40mm for $417.00. However, they are also selling the 3200 3-9X40mm for $244.00. Now that sounds like a pretty could deal.

[CanAm500]

Atri: Have you put your banner on your .270 at all?

[Seth]

I bought a 3200 new last year and put it on my model 70 .338. It is the best thing you can do for yourself. I'm waiting until the outdoor show at Tradex during the last week of March to go buy two more from the guys at Italian Sporting Goods for my other two rifles. They put them down to a "special" price. Last year I got the 3x9x40mm for $219.99.

[ryanb]

I own both. The elite 3200 is much better for hunting as the rain guard works very well. I have the banner on a rifle I use mostly at the range and it works just fine, but tends to fog up on the outside when the weather is a little foul. The 3200 is worth the extra 100 bucks. I paid $235 for a 3-9x40.

[CanAm500]

So it looks like 3-9x40 is the most common. I kinda wanted to get away from the 3-9x40 and get something with a little more zoom.

Anyone have the firefly rectical in the 3200?

[Cappy]

Don't forget if you get extra zoom you get extra wobble. The more you zoom up on a target the more noticeable scope movement is. I have a 3-9 power on my long range hunting rig (270WSM) and it is plenty. Fact of the matter is I rarely crank it all the way up. Of the four deer I shot this year it was 3X, 6X, 6X and back to 3X. You will also find that the more you crank up your scope in low light the less you will see as the picture gets darker. The longest shot I took this season as luck would have it was only 130yards and I kept it on 3X because it was getting dark. I have done a lot of long range shooting out to 1000 yards with a fixed 10X and it works just fine. I would only shoot something with a higher magnification if I knew my shots were going to be consistantly on the long side.