Pentex Gameseeker

**PASHOOTER** · January 12, 2013, 14:31

Sportsmans guide has a 4-12X with BDC reticle on sale for 62.99. Are these any good? Could make a good long range varmit scope for my M70.

paulo · January 12, 2013, 14:45

Ya get what you pay for. Buy once cry once. Look at the Nikon Monarch.
Great scopes for the money.

Sig220 · January 12, 2013, 15:16

For $65, if you can afford it.......give it a try. If it works let us know!!

Actually, I have heard good things about the Pentax line of scopes, think it has a warranty and all as well....maybe a bother to send it for warranty exchange, but you couldn't complain for $65.

kmurphy · January 12, 2013, 16:11

http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=318918

I have one on a CZ453 in .17HMR. No real test, but seems to be a great scope for the money. I am not in general a fan of cheap scopes, but this one seems to fit the bill on some rim-fires quite nicely. The glass is very nice for what you are paying.

I would expect to pulverize this thing if mounted on something with stout recoil. My uncle has one on a .308 Savage and he has had no issues. Buyer beware.

Led · January 13, 2013, 12:47

I have several on low recoil stuff. They are great for the money. Their warranty is pretty good also.

Later,
Stephen

Marksman1 · January 13, 2013, 15:11

I have cheap stuff and expensive stuff. I wish I used them long enough and hard enough to have the cheap stuff fail, and the expensive stuff vindicate itself.

Maybe you should give it a try just like an experiment.

As an example, I bought a cheap red dot. Used it for a while, and then bought something else more suitable.

I was able to loan it to a Marine neighbor who bought an AR15 in the panic, without any sights at all.

You don't know where some of your rejects may find a home.

puffrbelly · January 14, 2013, 20:24

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Originally Posted by PASHOOTER

Sportsmans guide has a 4-12X with BDC reticle on sale for 62.99. Are these any good? Could make a good long range varmit scope for my M70.

How 'Bout a link. I checked Sportsman Guide and the price I saw was $71.99 (Buyer's Club) by just typing "Pentax Gameseeker" in the search box on their site and hitting the "Go" button. Here's my link. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c....aspx?a=502864. I am not affiliated in any way, shape or form with Sportsman's Guide. Not tryn' to be a Butt-Head.

Just Sayn'.

Bob,
Over and Out

**xtremerange** · January 15, 2013, 06:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marksman1

I have cheap stuff and expensive stuff. I wish I used them long enough and hard enough to have the cheap stuff fail, and the expensive stuff vindicate itself.

This is my experience with just about everything gun accessory. (As long as it works from the beginning and fits right, that is)

**PASHOOTER** · January 15, 2013, 13:56

I saw the ad in their catalog.

January 12, 2013, 14:31	#1
PASHOOTER Senior Member Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 20032 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northwest PA Posts: 520	Pentex Gameseeker Sportsmans guide has a 4-12X with BDC reticle on sale for 62.99. Are these any good? Could make a good long range varmit scope for my M70.

January 12, 2013, 15:16	#3
Sig220 Registered FALaholic #: 11622 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SE Texas Posts: 4,873	For $65, if you can afford it.......give it a try. If it works let us know!! Actually, I have heard good things about the Pentax line of scopes, think it has a warranty and all as well....maybe a bother to send it for warranty exchange, but you couldn't complain for $65. __________________ Sometimes you are the bug.....sometimes the windshield.

January 13, 2013, 15:11	#6
Marksman1 Registered FALaholic #: 3174 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Somewhere in New England Posts: 484	I have cheap stuff and expensive stuff. I wish I used them long enough and hard enough to have the cheap stuff fail, and the expensive stuff vindicate itself. Maybe you should give it a try just like an experiment. As an example, I bought a cheap red dot. Used it for a while, and then bought something else more suitable. I was able to loan it to a Marine neighbor who bought an AR15 in the panic, without any sights at all. You don't know where some of your rejects may find a home. __________________ "The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles" Jeff Cooper-The Art of The Rifle.

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January 12, 2013, 14:45	#2
paulo Registered FALaholic #: 11856 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: southeast wisconsin Posts: 151	Ya get what you pay for. Buy once cry once. Look at the Nikon Monarch. Great scopes for the money.

January 12, 2013, 16:11	#4
kmurphy Registered FALaholic #: 29121 Join Date: May 2007 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Posts: 782	http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=318918 I have one on a CZ453 in .17HMR. No real test, but seems to be a great scope for the money. I am not in general a fan of cheap scopes, but this one seems to fit the bill on some rim-fires quite nicely. The glass is very nice for what you are paying. I would expect to pulverize this thing if mounted on something with stout recoil. My uncle has one on a .308 Savage and he has had no issues. Buyer beware.

January 13, 2013, 12:47	#5
Led Registered FALaholic #: 6910 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 445	I have several on low recoil stuff. They are great for the money. Their warranty is pretty good also. Later, Stephen

January 15, 2013, 13:56	#9
PASHOOTER Senior Member Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 20032 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northwest PA Posts: 520	I saw the ad in their catalog.