Leon83
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I have something interesting and I don’t know if it’s original Japanese made or some clone. But it feels like quality scope and glass is clear.
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Old tasco scopes
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rustycogs
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yeah i got the fungus spores effect on a couple of pairs of sun glasses, im gonna pay close attention
before i buy .thanks guys
now we have been informed tasco were the importers and not manufacturer s the above looks mighty like one
reticule an all .but not the turret dial
before i buy .thanks guys
now we have been informed tasco were the importers and not manufacturer s the above looks mighty like one
reticule an all .but not the turret dial
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Simpler times...
Jap glass - says JAPAN on it, sort of gives it away
Yes, all made by Hakko. I've had identical 3-9 x 40 gloss scopes branded Bushmaster, Tasco and Hunter.
The horrible great Optima 3-9x56 Super Moonlighter was identical to the ASI superscope.
Cammie1314
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Cos we probably didn't know it existed
nav2022
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In the 70's and 80's I never saw a parallax scope and most of the time we didn't see mags either. 4x32, 4x40 and 6x40 were the most popular, no mildot, no parallax errors because everything was fixed. Then you enter the 90's and all hell breaks loose. There's AO, there's big adjustable mags with parallax errors galore, all SFP. If you were doing FT you needed to stay on the same mag or your brain exploded with parallax correction data.
junglie2022
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I had one come on my titan mpt along with a big tasco, stuck a little whitetail on it & flogged the optima for 150 & the tasco for 125, i was chuffed as the titan stood me at only £90 then, they are sought after for collectors who want them for 80's guns. looked damn silly in the little mpt though.
Top one is the classic pre big mag FT scope, the Tasco 2-7 x 32 AG. Next one is a 8-32 x 44 Tasco, this was branded World Class but is identical to the earlier TS ones. Then a 4 x 40 AG and a pair of Hakko 8-40 x 56 scopes, one branded Tasco, the other Nite Hunter, followed by a gloss Bushmaster branded 3-9 x 40. I've got a few more Hakkos too, all good.
The 8-32 x 44 has been fitted with a ladder reticle, maybe a Dragon reticle, and I've had it apart to bring the close focus in. It originally only came in to about 23 yards but I lengthened the slot which the objective lens carrier runs in and it's good down to ten yards now, though it takes 2 full turns of the front bell.
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nav2022
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I like the AG range. I had the 4x40AG on my Theoben Sirocco, lovely glass.
Yes, lovely image quality, I've still got the box and everything for the 4 x 40 on that FWB Sport. I've only had the 2-7 x 32 for a couple of weeks and it's just brilliant. Even though it's mid 1980s it's perfect for regular general shooting with a non-FAC rifle, you'd struggle to match it these days, though I think Sightron might make something similar and Burris and Leupold make some lovely little scopes too. They were expensive in their day, I think the 2-7 x 32 AG cost about the same as an HW77 in the late 80s.
steevie dan
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My Japanese 4 x 40 Golden Antler TV view sat on a few springers and then it sat on my HW90K for 27 years, had loads of use in all weathers and it is probably still in use today (not mine anymore) bloody shame i let them go.I smashed a lot of em with an HW90 rammer, they didn't like rammers.
Have a Bushnell Legend HD now, not in use now though, only using the Photon for ratting but i swear that G.A. was as good as the Legend any day of the week.
Heres a couple that are actually sitting on my desk.. 
The Mint Bushnell Lite-site Scopechief V 4X that my good freind @Johny64 gave me is VERY intersting. I *think* it was one of the first illuminated coloured reticles - 1970's?????. Apparently you could change colour of the Ret by replacing a small disk of tinted Cellophane. ???? (Not an expert in this field).
The Mint Bushnell Lite-site Scopechief V 4X that my good freind @Johny64 gave me is VERY intersting. I *think* it was one of the first illuminated coloured reticles - 1970's?????. Apparently you could change colour of the Ret by replacing a small disk of tinted Cellophane. ???? (Not an expert in this field).
Beeman short scope worked in a similar fashion.Heres a couple that are actually sitting on my desk..
The Mint Bushnell Lite-site Scopechief V 4X that my good freind @Johny64 gave me is VERY intersting. I *think* it was one of the first illuminated coloured reticles - 1970's?????. Apparently you could change colour of the Ret by replacing a small disk of tinted Cellophane. ???? (Not an expert in this field).
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I had a golden antler on my superstar...lovely scope 
Got one on mine at presentI had a golden antler on my superstar...lovely scope
Trampilot
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There was an earlier Silver Antler (mid 1980s) which was Japanese. The glass was fantastic and still the best scope I have ever looked through. I sold it which might have been a stupid mistake!
ANyway I've got an AG 4x40 and 4x32. The former is on my .22 HW80. Still brilliant glass - dates back to the 90s I think. If you get a decent AG then they should keep going for many years to come.
ANyway I've got an AG 4x40 and 4x32. The former is on my .22 HW80. Still brilliant glass - dates back to the 90s I think. If you get a decent AG then they should keep going for many years to come.
I had two. A 3-9x50 AG and a silver antler 3-9x40 .
The AG I gave to a friend who has ot on his XS HW95 clone he uses for Grey Squirells.
It was well used. I had ot on my .22lr . It had a hard life. It was crimped numerous times before I got it. but still worked as it should.
The silver antler came on my HW99s and it was on my Theoben Evolution when I swapped it.
It was a good scope but I like bigger scopes .
It was almost spotless apart from a dent to the end .
The AG I gave to a friend who has ot on his XS HW95 clone he uses for Grey Squirells.
It was well used. I had ot on my .22lr . It had a hard life. It was crimped numerous times before I got it. but still worked as it should.
The silver antler came on my HW99s and it was on my Theoben Evolution when I swapped it.
It was a good scope but I like bigger scopes .
It was almost spotless apart from a dent to the end .