Bushnell Banner 4-12x40 AO Rifle Reviews

Good low light visibility. Excellent value for the price.

Make the thin crosshairs inside the duplex reticle even thinner.

Have used for 4 years on a very accurate 25 cal marauder rifle and do not feel the need for anything else.

clear view.

mildot reticle.

The size is really 12.74 in. not 12 as advertized.I bought it for a Gamo Swarm Maxim and luckily it fit the given space in this rifle.(max 12.75 in.) Other than that it is working fine.

Got this paired with Air King 54 as recommended by pyramid air with the 20 for 20 service. This is a killer combo . So far this scope has not lost zero and takes all I can throw at it. Nice quality and excellent finish as well

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Good clarity, seems well made would make a good scope for a pump or a pcp

Some decent flip style dust caps would be a plus

Scope will not last long on a spring piston rifle. Held a zero for about the first 250 shots. After that groups started to randomly shift. You may have better luck mounting it on a pcp or a multi pump

Great scope, super clear all through AO, real good low light. Mounted on Benjamin Titan NP with Beeman adjustable mount, set at 20yds, pin point accurate out to 40yrds easy. ( we are talking squirrel heads)

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Not for high recoil units like Benjamin Trail NP XL... Use with a good mount to keep optics centered.

This is a nice scope

It is not Spring Piston rifle safe.

I contacted Bushnell and they said the "Banner" line of scopes is not Spring piston air rifle safe.

This is a very good scope, I have it on a .22 springer that shoots in the 700fps range, and it handles the recoil fine. It is clear and sharp, the fast focus works well, and the AO lets me focus down to 10 meters with no problems. At 12x it has very good target definition at 40 yards.

Nothing, but I wish they would re-introduce the 3x9AO model for smaller airguns.

A good solid scope that will last, and does not cost a fortune. I will get another when I get a new airgun.

This is the best scope I have ever used. Very clear. Can be used to determine distances. I have fired thousands of rounds through my R-9 with this scope with no problems. I liked it so much I bought an extra in case they changed it in the future.

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With the R-9 and this scope using Beeman Kodiak Match 10.6 grain pellets I shot yellow jackets entering and leaving their nest at 21 yards consistently. Over 90 % hits. One hole groups at 21 yards. I have purchased 5 airguns and 4 scopes and thousands of pellets from Pyramyd I only shop there. Can't beat them.

well built, accrate objective,solid, accurate

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nothing,made the mistake of buying from pyramyd

Clear, bright, and still surviving the spring piston air rifle that it is attached to. AO adjustment appears to be accurate. Can use to estimate distance to target.

Would like to have a mil-dot reticle.

Have used Bushnell scopes in the past for firearms. They are a good value. Hopefully it will continue to hold up to the vibration/loads imposed by a spring piston air rifle.

Everything. For the money you really cant beat it.

I dont know if its me not use to bigger scopes but I get a disability glare in certain angles from my scope. Make the lens not have glare.

You need high mounts for this scope. The objective lens is large.

its clarity in all daylight conditions

add side wheel

Everything. AO is very close to what my rangefinder says. Clear, bright, good in low light. I've owned several scopes at this price point, this is the best buy a large margin.

Make the lens caps see-thru.

Best bang for your buck. I have 2, one on my RWS 34P, the other on my tuned Gamo Big Cat. Buy it, you'll like it.

Clear, bright optics. Nice scope for the money.

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Mounted this on my RWS 34P .177. Have put about 100 shots thru it so far.

Very bright, and very repeatable. Although the objective bell adjustment is some distance forward of my Gamo's balance point, all controls are within easy reach and are easy to dial.

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This is a big scope. Make sure you have sufficient clearance if you are shooting a break barrel rifle. Beyond that, there is nothing to dislike about this scope--yet everything to love about it.

Clear optics. Reasonably light.

Lower price by 15%

Great value at this price point. Crystal clear, very bright easy to sight and well made

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Great bang for the buck!

Bushnell Name, Well priced, Solid feel, very clear out to 12x, great during dusk and dawn situation.

A longer life on springer guns.

I had this scope for about 4 years on my FWB 124 That was sent out to be rebuilt and have this scope mounted and sighted in. About 2-3 tins of pellets later the scope will not stay zeroed in. Its jumping left and right after 2-3 shots. When i adjust to compensate horizontally the vertical pitch also changes. I am going to contact Bushnell to figure out their lifetime warranty information.

Short, light, clear, compact scope that is ideal for hunting. The ao is a must for me and the price was good.

I don't know if it will handle springer recoil-mine did not. After the ao came loose on the end it would never keep its focus. The people sent me what looks to be a new one. I will never put that scope back on the tx 200, but they let me have a Bushnell Trophy 4-12 with the same features as the first and so far it's okay

There has never been a scope perfect for everything or everybody. Let other people test a scope for you and listen to Pyramyd Air and the people around them.

Very sharp, great resolution. Eye relief pretty consistent across the power range. Focus ring adjusts easily and has sufficient resistance not to move accidentally. Power ring adjusts easily.

At close range, any scope needs to have the parallax adjustment set close to the actual yardage. With the need for frequent changes, side turret parallax adjustment instead of on the objective lens would be much more convenient. You can not adjust the objective while holding the rifle in shooting position. Just a design preference; nothing wrong with the scope. The adjustable objective yardage markers are pretty close, and at low magnification, the image is clear even inside the stated 10 yard minimum.

This is about as long a scope as you can use on a RWS Model 48. If the scope were much longer, it would interfere with easy access to the loading port. You could go maybe an inch longer, but that would make loading pretty tough.