Rifle Scopes Simmons 8 Point Blazer Vs Nikon Prostaff

[slowr1der]

So, I've been using a Simmons 8 Point Blazer on a Savage rifle I have. It's all I've been able to afford and it came on the rifle. I really want the Super Sniper variable power, but I want more than a 3-9 so I've kept telling myself to just stick with the Simmons until the 5-20 SS comes out. Seems like it will be at least 1 more year from what I've read. That gives me time to be saving for it too.

I plan to use this rifle mainly for hunting, and I don't hope to drop it, but I wont be the easiest on it as it will ride in a truck on the seat and bounce around and stuff like that.

Anyway, the scope has decent glass for what it is. Actually surprised me, and so far with the 300 rounds or so I've put through it, it's held zero just fine. So I've stuck with it.

The biggest thing I don't like is I read online how bad they are and how often they fail and this just scares me that I'm going to end up having it fail on a hunt and not realize it and then wound or even miss a deer. That's the biggest issue I have with this scope.

So anyway, I bought a Nikon Prostaff for a great price used, and I'm wondering if I should just leave the Simmons on this rifle since it's already sighted in and mounted, or if I should go ahead and switch over the Prostaff and use that until the SS 5-20 comes out.

 

[SWFA]

Re: Simmons 8 Point Blazer Vs Nikon Prostaff

The Nikon is a better scope. You can get something a liitle better if you go with a demo from http://www.samplelist.com/

 

[slowr1der]

Re: Simmons 8 Point Blazer Vs Nikon Prostaff

Yeah, I've looked on there, but I don't have any extra money right now, and I really want the SS 5-20 whenever it comes out, so I just want something to use for a year or so until it comes out. It's not going to be a permanent scope so I don't want to spend a ton.

 

[One_Man]

Re: Simmons 8 Point Blazer Vs Nikon Prostaff

Just say NO to Simmons.

 

[samnev]

Re: Simmons 8 Point Blazer Vs Nikon Prostaff

Maybe I am lucky but I have a Simmoons 4-12AO mounted on an AH the has worked fine for years. I usually don't buy inexpensive scopes but thought i'd give it a try on the AK. 2000 rounds later still good to go.

 

[westopecos]

Re: Simmons 8 Point Blazer Vs Nikon Prostaff

Slow Rider: if it was me, I would mount the Nikon Prostaff in a NY minute. The ProStaff, while inexpensive, has good glass (beyond its price) and decent adjustments, and should be easy to zero. Imho it will be a much better experience. They also have transferable lifetime warranty, so you can send it in even though you were not the first owner.

I put a ProStaff 4x on my 12 year old son's first hunting rifle (243), then upgraded him to a ProStaff 2-7x once he was comfortable with a fixed scope. They were both easy to zero and took me only a few rounds. Of course I might have been lucky

Just be aware that the 4x has 50 yard parallax, and the 2-7x 75 yard.