Home > Consumer Reviews > Bushnell .22 Rimfire 3-9x32 Riflescope (Black)

I was surprised how large this scope is. It actually looks a little funny on my Henry 001. But for the most part, it works great, and at the price, I don't feel you can really go wrong.

I can't give it five stars, however, because the description isn't completely accurate. The scope is supposed to have "1/4 M.O.A. fingertip windage and elevation adjustments." You actually need a pocket knife, screwdriver or at least a coin (a car key might work, too) to make any windage or elevation adjustments. This is fine for static shooting at a range, but if you need to make a quick adjustment, you're out of luck.

I would also add that the lens cloth is worthless and frays easily, and the covers are a little on the cheap side, too.

But, for the price, it's really hard to go wrong. The scope works well, I just wish it was easier to make on-the-spot windage adjustments.

BTW, it was a cinch to zero the scope.

After a difficult time trying to sight in my Ruger 10/22 with its open sights, I purchased this scope. The sighting in was rather easy and I am very happy with the accuracy I now have with the rifle. You might think scopes are just for large caliber guns but I would disagree. The improvement in shooting the Ruger with a scope attached is better than I hoped.

Mounted to a 20 year old Marlin 60 using the provided 3/8" dovetail mount with no issues although this set up looks like it could over tighten with a little too much force. Very easily sighted the scope to 50 yards and the gun was putting CCI high velocities in a tight group. Great scope for plinking or paper as visibility is clear and bright in the daylight. Everything was in focus, nice and crisp, no adjustment necessary. The crosshairs are easy to see and thin down near the intersection. I found the adjustable eyepiece helpful to set the distance from my eye in the shooters position. Comes with a clear and yellow protective cap system and you can shoot with out removing these which is a nice way of keeping the glass glean. Windage and elevation require a small screwdriver, but this is common. Setting these parameters was easy and the settings worked smoothly and yet felt solid. I found the 9x magnification to be sufficient at 75yards but lacking at 100yrds.
Overall impression - excellent value for plinking or paper.

I am very satisfied with the quality of this scope for the money.

I mounted it on a Henry Arms .22 cal., boresighted it 30ft. and was able to hit 4" targets at 75ft. easily.

Next step will be paper targets from a bench rest to see how the groups are.

If money was no object, sure I would love to have a Leupold ($200), but for $40, I think this is a great bargain.

The scope is a very good buy for the money. With good bore sighting, there is no need to mount something more expensive than this on a .22 rimfire rifle. Nice optics. And windage and elevation are actually not that hard to adjust. The only problem I see with the scope is that the clamp of the rings that go with it is too narrow; while it mounts on the narrow/dovetail rail of a 10-22, it does not mount on a weaver rail, which has a wider width. So, if one plans to use this scope on a rifle with a weaver rail (like the 597 VTR), make sure that the separate cost of buying scope rings (about ten bucks) that are compatible with a weaver rail is taken into account in the purchase.