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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Roy Finn Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March/29/2011 at 20:49
ILya, that correct as it was called a short action scope. Maybe I'll shoot an email off to one of the Bushy CS reps instead of trying to guess why the price increase took place. The entire line of Elites got the Argon gas treatment and better lense coatings, but if you look at the previously named 4200's, now just called the Elite, such as my favorite, the 2.5-10x40, the price is is basically unchanged. Even if they made that particular 3-10x40 with a true 1 pc tube, it should have caused that much of a price increase.
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............under a hundred bucks.....
 
 
 
 
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Roy Finn Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March/30/2011 at 06:29
Originally posted by koshkin koshkin wrote:

I could be wrong, but I seem to recall that being in the Elite 3200 line earlier as one of the "Short Action" scopes or something along those line.  I would verify that it is up to Elite 4200 optical standards first.

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I shot an email to my Bushy contactnwith those question (4200 glass, 10,000 recoil testing etc) because as I stated earlier, that scope to me is perfect for short action bolt guns. I wonder if Bushnell would upgrade the reticle to their 3-2-1 for a fee. . Anywho, I appreciate nyour help ILya and hope all is well with you and yours.
 
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Originally posted by Roy Finn Roy Finn wrote:

IL ya, I see that the new Elite line has a nice shorty version called the 3-10x40 that would be fantastic on short action rifles. The ER is listed at 3.7 inches which is all that's needed for me for my current line-up of bolt guns. If you look at the "new" Elite line, it's easy to see which models were previously 3200's and 4200's. This particular model was in the 3200 line, but I see that it carries 4200 pricing and according to the specs it appears to be unchanged from it's 3200 origin. SWFA states it costs $399 which as you know is 4200 territory. I wonder if that's correct pricing as it is a 3X zoom erector and I can't see that there have been any other upgrades that would boost the price that much. Wish that scope had the Firefly (or Bushnell's 3-2-1 "Lowlight reticle" as an option as I just sold my last Leupold VAX III in 1.75-X from my muzzle loader. The other scope I'd like to see resurrected was the 4200 1.5-6x36 w/Firefly or 3-2-1 LL reticle, again with a slight increase in ER.
 
This is the common advertisement for the "new" Elite series, Roy:
 
"Engineered for the most rugged field conditions, the Bushnell Elite Rifle Scope features Bushnell's exclusive Rainguard HD lens coating that prevents external fogging and moisture from ruining your shot. The fully multi-coated lenses now feature Bushnell's new Ultra Wide Band coating which boosts brightness at dawn and dusk. Other features include 95% light transmission, argon gas purging and resettable windage and elevation adjustments."
 
I highlighted the major differences between the "new" Elite series and the 3200/4200 predecessors.  The 4200 pricing that you're seeing with the Elite scope that you are interested in has all of the features of both the 3200 AND the 4200 of the past and then some, to boot.  Essentially you would be paying the gap to have better glass than the 3200 variant of that scope had to offer (3200s offer 90% light transmission, vice the 95% available on ALL of their "new" scopes) along side the new features on the Elite series that that 4200 didn't necessarily have (such as the Ultra Wide Band).
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I guess, to piggy back on this a little more, in an explanation as NON confusing as possible...
 
From what I have gathered, what you have in the "new" Elite series is most, if not all, of the options that were available to you in the 3200 series of the past (unless the same option was already available in a 4200 where the only difference was glass and the magnitude of .375 H&H Mag testing, such as the standard 3-9x40mm).
 
Then, they slapped a new name on the scope (Elite), scratched the numbers off (3200/4200) and now, everything that you are buying from Bushnell is essentially a 3200(with better glass)/4200 of the past with a few "extras".  Either way, I have no doubt that they are a high quality optic; right on par with their predecessors.
 
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Edited by EchoWhiskeyOne - March/30/2011 at 08:55
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Dream scope....
 
SWFA SS 3-15 or such SFP with a reticle similar to the T-Post with illumination
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