Tasco made the original Super Sniper 10x riflescopes. Until they got shitty they were awesome. The SWFA SS10x42s are built to original Tasco specs. BSA can suck it.
A turd is a turd is a...well, you get the idea. Neither are capable of being polished. Both have the same, ripe odor. It is basically dead even in my book, but I will say that Tasco has produced a couple of acceptable optics over the years (including their 6-24x Target scope which actually has repeatable, reliable adjustments and works pretty well on your average rimfire).
My thinking was which one is the bigger turd. I figured it was turd 2. From reading the responses, I almost think it might have been which turd would you buy.
The only important difference I can think of between two turds would be if you had to eat one. In that case, the less turd the better. Otherwise, a turd is a turd.
I had one of the first BSA "silver" editions I think was the name of it paid 40.00. So far it has done ok on a 22-250 hunting rifle. Later purchased the Contender and it didn't even last a year before the reticles twisted somehow... I also have the SS 16X42 and it is awsome for the price beats the others hands down. Only negative is shooting in low light conditions being a fixed power..
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: agr490</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When comparing shit to shit it really doesnt matter. As long as it washes off the hands after handleing </div></div>
+1
Actually I've got a 20 year old TASCO 6-20 world class on an equally old Savage 110 FP .223 that has taken thousands of Prairie dogs. Still tracks well and I still use it on occasion. I had a 3-9 TASCO that did not last an ELK season about 22 years ago.
IMO the only ones that were worth anything were the early ones made in Japan. I am still using one (3-9X40)on a SIG 522 and befroe used it for many years on a Colt SP1.