December 2010

Rimfire Riflescopes Under $50: Bubbles Sink TruGlo and BSA

The compact TruGlo and BSA scopes were favorites of our testers at the onset of testing, but when they failed an immersion test, Tasco and Simmons showed better quality and durability.

At one time optics for a rimfire rifle meant a scope with a 0.75-inch tube—including objective—and no adjustable magnification.

You could also get it with any reticle type you wanted as long as it was a traditional crosshair. You can still purchase these types of scopes, but today's rimfire scopes share a lot in common with centerfire scopes. They come in 1-inch tubes and have adjustable magnification, parallax adjustment, and an assortment of reticle types.

We were interested to see if low cost—around $50—had any relationship to quality and usability. Our test products were the TruGlo 4x32mm Model TG8504BR, $50; the BSA 22 Special Model S4X32WR, $40; Tasco's 22 Riflescope 3-9x32mm…

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