Reeder Custom Guns - When Bushnell came out with the 1.3X pistol scope

Gary Reeder
When Bushnell came out with the 1.3X pistol scope
Thursday, January 25, 2024, 13:50

in the early 70s we thought we had it made, the Phantom model. Then they came out with the Magnum Phantom at 2.5X and we were ready for anything that walked or crawled. I don't remember blowing any of those scopes. I had the base fly off a few Contender barrels with recoil like in the 357 Herrett. But I had all kinds of problems keeping the scope base on the gun which was just a rail that the scope slid on.

A few years later Burris came out with a whole line of pistol scopes from 1X up to 10X and with a couple of variables in between. We tried to keep them in stock at my gun shop but they sold out as quick as we could get them in. Handgun hunters were who put Burris on the map. Then here a few years ago Burris threw the handgun hunters under the bus and concentrated on the high dollar scope/ thermal unit combined along with the high powered scopes for the long range shooters. I have a hard time spending any money with Burris these days after they shafted us. If they were to go back to a couple of decent power scopes for handgun hunters it might change my mind, but I doubt it.

I do this to myself! Lol. - WB, 2024-01-23, 15:59
- When I purchased a 8 3/8" model 27, it - JFS, 2024-01-23, 16:41
  - I don’t think I’d want it on anything much bigger - WB, 2024-01-23, 16:48
    - When Bushnell came out with the 1.3X pistol scope - Gary Reeder, 2024-01-25, 13:50
  - Pretty sure I have the scope and S&W base... (nm) - JFS, 2024-01-23, 16:42
    - I bid on an 8 3/8" Model 27 last night on - Gary Reeder, 2024-01-25, 13:28
      - I have a 8-3/8" M27 3-T's blued all stock - WB, 2024-01-25, 20:42
      - Gary, I think you will find that S&W for the - JFS, 2024-01-25, 18:46
        Yep, they come along every now and then. (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2024-01-26, 10:54