UTG Bug Buster Compact CQB Reviews

Good scope for the price.

Scope was shipped with the cap for battery cross threaded. it was difficult to remove the cap to install the battery. To remove the cap and i had to wrap it with rubber to avoid damaging the scope because it took putting a wrench on it to remove it. Ended up with a few marks on the scope but it does work fine.

Wide range. Super clear. Love the brightness adjustment in the reticle.

Front flip up cap does not fit sunshade.

good quality sturdy

not much room from eye bell or objective bell to adjustment turrets rings are next to useless that came with scope will not fit the scope for they are to wide

be prepared to be frustrated in trying to find rings to mount this scope

Scope seems well made and is very clear. I also like the fact you can change the color of the reticle.

Great fit for my Dragonfly MK2.

Scope is clear and compact

This scope could not be aligned with the mounts that came with it. Sighting in on a Benjamin air rifle there was not enough vertical or horizontal adjustment. Bought different mounts and still had to put shims under rear mount

This scope is still not mounted correctly way too many shims. Not a good buy

These Bug Buster scopes are top notch in anyones opinion. The mounts fir perfectly on my .22 lr, lever action rifle and my airgun the Q78 chinese. And the people at Pyramydair are the best place to make purchases from. They handle orders efficiently and very fast shipping. I highly recommend this vendor for sales and any other accessories or airguns that you want to buy.

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Buy from Pyramyd, you will never regret it!

Great scope for the money

Nothing. The did exactly as advertised.

This scope does not have enough eye relief for a pistol.

Compact rugged scope clear glass

Make it fist focal plain!

Wish I had this on all my air guns instead of the giant $500 scope I have on them!!!

A very good scope for the price. so far it has stayed zeroed in with no problem, the lighted reticle is a nice touch

I am very happy with the purchase, anyone looking for a good scope that won't break the bank should give this a try

The dust cover caps are nice. I like that I can keep the optics covered when I'm not shooting.

I don't know that I actually need an Illuminated Reticle, but I suppose it's nice to have it just in case. The green light is VERY bright, even at the lowest setting. The red looks better to me and it can be turned down to very dim. UTG tells the user to remove the little button battery if the scope isn't being used for some time, which makes sense, but it's just something else I'll have to remember to do if I go some time without using the rifle. Otherwise, no complaints. I attached this to my new Air Venturi Avenger .22. The attachment was a little fussy with the quick-release mounts. You have to loosen the Allen key bolts juuuuuust enough to get the lever on the clamp to close tightly. It's all explained in the installation instructions and it wasn't too difficult to do, but I think I might have preferred a direct bolt-on mount instead. No biggie. It's plenty tight enough for a PCP gun and after my first 200 shots it hasn't loosened any.

Once attached, I started shooting to dial in the windage and elevation adjustments. My wife was impressed that I put my first 10 shots in the center of the bullseye on my target... until I told her I'd shot all 10 at the bullseye ABOVE that one. HA! So the initial elevation adjustment was way off. I got it all dialed in and aligned to perfection. I like that you can then re-zero the dials once you have it set up. She shot a mag and did better than I did! That same day I shot two rats in my yard. Both head shots... one was looking towards me and I shot it through the eye. The reason I wanted this scope was its ability to focus down to three yards. I'm making shots from 15 to 50 feet and this scope is perfect for that. It is mounted on the aft rail and the eye to ocular lens distance is perfect for a nice clear view through the scope without losing the outer edges of the view. I'm very satisfied.

Price - You get a lot of bang for your buck with this little scope. Opening the box and handing the scope it didn't feel like a $100 toy. With quick release scope mounts, illuminated mil-dot reticle, flip up scope caps, and a sun shade included, I don't know how they make any profit on these. A lot of scope for such a small package and the clarity and reticle where much better than I expected.

Nothing, other than perhaps a caution about mounting such a short scope on some rifles.

WARNING - This scope is just over 8 inches long so proper eye relief mounting this to your rifle may be difficult. I got a Gamo Swarm Maxxim 10X Gen II as a gift and wanted an inexpensive scope that was springer approved to try airgunning again. After a 50 year hiatus I found my 5MM Sheridan Silver Streak, which I bought 58 years ago, is not conducive to back yards or these old eyes. There was no way I could mount this short little scope and get the eye relief where it needed to be. I returned the scope and opted to exchange it for the UTG 3-12x44 Accushot full length scope (Thank you very much PA), a little more money but almost twice the length making mounting simple.

Warranty, qualify for the price, compact.

Longer eye relief.

This is a great scope for the price, but you have to know it’s limitations given it’s dimensions and price point. It is a very compact scope with a wide magnification range, which makes the parallax adjustment a necessity. Also due to that it will not be absolutely perfectly clear around the edges at various ranges, but with that said it is a very clear scope, especially at the price point. Another bi-product of the compact nature of the scope, the eye relief is quite short so mounting it in the correct position is important, which can be difficult given that it is so compact there is only one place the scope rings can be mounted. Leapers makes a one piece offset mount that solves this problem. Most impressive is the warranty. I bought this scope in Nov. 2012. Recently (Oct. 2020) the scope broke its seal somehow and filled with moisture and fogged up completely. They are replacing the scope at no charge and even offered an upgraded version.

All the things most others like

AO is a bit tight to adjust. At high power the illuminated reticle produces a glare

I am mostly writing this review to share the fact that the Leapers Accushot 1-Pc Bi-directional Offset Mount w/1" Rings, High, 11mm Dovetail Leapers Accushot 1-Pc Bi-directional Offset..., Fit this scope. I am using this mount to attach this scope to my Hatsan 95. I had trouble finding this info and wanted to share.

Eye relief, picture brightness, compact size

lens covers- because the objective adjustment is on the objective- the lens cover has to be removed while you adjust objective.

Significant improvement over the scope that came with my gun.

Clear glass, holds zero after fifty rounds (9mm carbine)

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This works well on my springer for cleaning up garden pests.

Parallax adjustment should always be on the left turret and lighted reticle controlled from on top of the rear lenses.

This is used for garden pesting. It works well.

Nice scope for the money. The build quality is better than the price suggests. Don't fool yourself, it's not going to be the same as a $800 piece of glass, but it's plenty good. Reticle is a little thick, but it's not that bad. If you have trouble with eye relief, get some offset mounts - works great. Yes, it's a x32 scope. You know that when you buy it! It's small and light and doesn't add too much size or bulk to smaller guns (HW30s for example). Easy to zero, stays put. Would buy again (I also bought the 3-12x32, which is another great compact scope).

I like the flip up caps, but having a flip up on the spinning from AO element is a little bit wonky. I wish UTG would not include rings, we we could just choose our own.

If you want a compact scope that punches in beyond it's price point, this is the ticket.

Ability to focus at 3yds. Great price.

Nothing.

I have 71 year old eyes and need a scope for 10 meter shooting in my basement. I have two of these and for the price I cant find fault with them.

Excellent little scope. Clear lens, mil dot is crisp. AO works really well.

Not much

If you're thinking of putting it on the new 392s 0r 397s? It's not a good pairing! You will need a longer scope. I had it almost hanging off the baker mount, but still couldn't get a clear sight picture.

Its lightweight and I love the Mildots

It would be better if it was 40 instead of 32.

This is a great scope for out to 50 yards maybe even 75 yards , but out to 100 yards it doesnt zoom in enough, at least not for me. Its still a great scope for medium range.