Who Makes OEM Remington Scopes?

whipfinish · 02-14-2009

Recent purchase of a Remington 700 in .223 came with a 4-12x40 scope. The scope markings are Remington but there's no indication of who the actual manufacturer is. Anyone have knowledge of this? It appears to be a decent quality scope.

waloidian · 02-14-2009

typically a Bushnell, take a look at their website to see if there is a similar model. Sometimes Bushnell and Simmons will make custmer specific models that they dont sell under their own label.

whipfinish · 02-14-2009

thanks for the info.

Slow Hand · 02-14-2009

I've got one of those scopes as well. I was really suprised at how decent it was. Not a Luepold, but not bad for free! Had it on my 16" barrled AR for awhile when was trying to hunt coyotes. 1 1/4" groups were standard with even cheap ammo.

Doug K

whipfinish · 02-15-2009

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Originally Posted by Slow Hand

I've got one of those scopes as well. I was really suprised at how decent it was. Not a Luepold, but not bad for free! Had it on my 16" barrled AR for awhile when was trying to hunt coyotes. 1 1/4" groups were standard with even cheap ammo.

Doug K

Thanks for the response slowhand. What was the effective range of your scope?

rmcrob · 02-15-2009

I have one, too, on a 700 in .223 Rem. I like the scope as well as I like the higher end Bushnell I put on my 700 Tactical/Varmint in .308 Win. But then again, I like jock itch, so don't go by me.

Slow Hand · 02-15-2009

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Originally Posted by whipfinish

Thanks for the response slowhand. What was the effective range of your scope?

I only ever shot it at 100 yards, but it worked well for me out to there. We went on a put & take phesant hunt and planned on doing some coyote hunting in the morning before the binds were put out, but, well, we found this freindly little bar in town with buckets of beer and somehow we slept in until it was time to go chase birds!

Doug K

chipdog4 · 02-15-2009

The ones that came on my Remington 700 308 Varmint were Trashcos.
One lasted exactly 23 rounds before it let go. POS

waloidian · 02-17-2009

top of the line scopes are kinda like top of the line camera lenses. majority of people wont know the difference in quality, and the end results are always more dependent on the shooter

02-14-2009	#1 (permalink)
whipfinish Plinker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 105	Who Makes OEM Remington Scopes? Recent purchase of a Remington 700 in .223 came with a 4-12x40 scope. The scope markings are Remington but there's no indication of who the actual manufacturer is. Anyone have knowledge of this? It appears to be a decent quality scope. Last edited by whipfinish; 02-14-2009 at 11:00. Reason: typo

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Slow Hand Marksman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Side Posts: 640	I've got one of those scopes as well. I was really suprised at how decent it was. Not a Luepold, but not bad for free! Had it on my 16" barrled AR for awhile when was trying to hunt coyotes. 1 1/4" groups were standard with even cheap ammo. Doug K __________________ Shooting a Glock is like sleeping with your cousin. It may seem fun at the time, but deep down you know it's just wrong!

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rmcrob Padawan Plinker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Plainfield Posts: 2,179	I have one, too, on a 700 in .223 Rem. I like the scope as well as I like the higher end Bushnell I put on my 700 Tactical/Varmint in .308 Win. But then again, I like jock itch, so don't go by me. __________________ Stay in the fight! Randy McRoberts, rmcrob@rmcrob.com http://www.rmcrob.com http://www.hoosierfirearms.com Life is about more than bacon. It's about all varieties of pig meat.

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waloidian Marksman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bloomingtonian Posts: 451	typically a Bushnell, take a look at their website to see if there is a similar model. Sometimes Bushnell and Simmons will make custmer specific models that they dont sell under their own label.

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whipfinish Plinker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 105	thanks for the info.

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chipdog4 Plinker Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 296	The ones that came on my Remington 700 308 Varmint were Trashcos. One lasted exactly 23 rounds before it let go. POS

02-17-2009	#9 (permalink)
waloidian Marksman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bloomingtonian Posts: 451	top of the line scopes are kinda like top of the line camera lenses. majority of people wont know the difference in quality, and the end results are always more dependent on the shooter