Scope Review

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I got an email from Sig Sauer about this scope and was wondering how it is in terms of reliability, use, and what not. Seems like a nice scope (not the best, but not a Air Soft scope either). Scoured the internet looking for any concrete reviews and couldn't find any reviews that were trustworthy. Thanks.


http://www.sigsauer.com/SigStore/cp1-prismatic-scope-395.aspx
 
It's someone else's product with Sig stamped on it, like most of their accessories. I'm not sure who makes that one.
 
Looks like a Burris AR-332 with a different bell on the front. No guarantee that Burris made the thing, though. Might just be from the same overseas optics manufacturer. I'd say the key point is how much do you trust Sig customer service if it turns out to be a dog.
 
I'm in the mkt myself. How "awful" could a "sig" be, they do have QC. I doubt they simply let their world renowned name used on a POS for royalties payments.<shrug> Buy one, first check the return policy!

It could be terrible. The red-dot that comes with the Sig-556 is a piece of junk.
 
Just picked one up yesterday at collectors in Stoneham.
Seems substantial , a friend of mine recommended it . And he has
three of them , I think for the price will be good for plinking.
I'll know better this wkend .
 
Sig had the CP1 ($100) and CP3 ($150) on sale recently with free sling or something. I hear good things about both scopes, but I think I'm going to go with a Nikon 3-9x for my .22.
 
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Sig had the CP1 ($100) and CP3 ($150) on sale recently with free sling or something. I hear good things about both scopes, but I think I'm going to go with a Nikon 3-9x for my .22.

I just upgraded my 10/22 to a Nikon ProStaff because the Simmons 3-9 I had on it wouldn't reliably return back.

I was shooting silhouettes, had it zeroed at fifty. Dialed it up for 75, hit them, (well, most of them), dialed up for 100, hit most of them. Dialed down for 25, (which is same as 50), and missed the first shot because it was high. Compensated for it, but missed a couple of the fifty yard shots and saw I was shooting high. Zeroed it again, and saw same problem.

Talked to a friend of mine I was shooting against, he recommended the pro-staff, I looked through it and it was just as clear as the simmons. I bought one, took it to the range, zeroed at fifty, then ran it up and down without issues. Only funny thing about it is that it's set 1/4 moa at 50, whereas the other was 1/4 moa at 100. So, for my 9" drop at 100, it was previously 36 clicks, now it's 18. It's got spring-loaded re-set to zero turrets, and parallex adjustment on the model I bought.

I'm pleased with it.
 
I just upgraded my 10/22 to a Nikon ProStaff because the Simmons 3-9 I had on it wouldn't reliably return back.

I was shooting silhouettes, had it zeroed at fifty. Dialed it up for 75, hit them, (well, most of them), dialed up for 100, hit most of them. Dialed down for 25, (which is same as 50), and missed the first shot because it was high. Compensated for it, but missed a couple of the fifty yard shots and saw I was shooting high. Zeroed it again, and saw same problem.

Talked to a friend of mine I was shooting against, he recommended the pro-staff, I looked through it and it was just as clear as the simmons. I bought one, took it to the range, zeroed at fifty, then ran it up and down without issues. Only funny thing about it is that it's set 1/4 moa at 50, whereas the other was 1/4 moa at 100. So, for my 9" drop at 100, it was previously 36 clicks, now it's 18. It's got spring-loaded re-set to zero turrets, and parallex adjustment on the model I bought.

I'm pleased with it.

That's cool, glad that worked out. I ended up with a Mueller AO tactical 4.5-14x40, but haven't tried it yet. Price was ridiculous, like $135 or something.
 
I just upgraded my 10/22 to a Nikon ProStaff because the Simmons 3-9 I had on it wouldn't reliably return back.

I was shooting silhouettes, had it zeroed at fifty. Dialed it up for 75, hit them, (well, most of them), dialed up for 100, hit most of them. Dialed down for 25, (which is same as 50), and missed the first shot because it was high. Compensated for it, but missed a couple of the fifty yard shots and saw I was shooting high. Zeroed it again, and saw same problem.

Talked to a friend of mine I was shooting against, he recommended the pro-staff, I looked through it and it was just as clear as the simmons. I bought one, took it to the range, zeroed at fifty, then ran it up and down without issues. Only funny thing about it is that it's set 1/4 moa at 50, whereas the other was 1/4 moa at 100. So, for my 9" drop at 100, it was previously 36 clicks, now it's 18. It's got spring-loaded re-set to zero turrets, and parallex adjustment on the model I bought.

I'm pleased with it.
You need parallax adjust for 100 yards and under?
 
You need parallax adjust for 100 yards and under?

I don't know if I need it or not. It wasn't the reason I picked that scope.

I picked it because the one I had wasn't returning to the previous set point, and this one was recommended by a friend shooting the same rifle on the same course when I bitched about my problem.

About two weeks ago I shot a rifle at 200 yards for the first time. For anyone who shoots rifles regularly, this is no big deal. For me, it's significant. I've been working with 22's for the last couple of years trying to become reasonably competent. Shooting a rifle for accuracy is totally different than shooting a handgun quickly for reasonable accuracy. It's challenging.
 
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