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Bushnell R3 and R5 Scopes

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Rick67:
These came out this year; kinda behind the radar.

The illuminated DOA reticle with a floating center dot on the R5 looks really nice:


https://www.bushnell.com/scopes/new-riflescopes/r5-4-12x40-riflescope-with-illuminated-doa-lrh800-reticle/BU-R5-41240S25.html


Various models models for each series; AO or SF or non; multiple reticle selection; reasonable price point, just scroll down:


https://www.bushnell.com/scopes/new-riflescopes/


They're most probably made in SoKor or the PRC; I hope it's the former, like the Engage when they first came out. Clear scope, that one, but not a fan of the Deploy MOA reticle with its too closely-spaced unnumbered hashes.

Going back, I like it that they have adapted the Elite's black B logo, giving it more class instead of the cartoonish bright white insignia scope manufacturers seem to prefer. The inscriptions also seem subdued, akin to Burris's bronze-like coloring, which looks very nice in person. I could be mistaken about their (Bushnell's) lettering though, but it seems to be not white at all. I remember Nikon coming out with their Black Series years ago; they looked so elegant with their grey lettering 👍...I'm all for form and function, and most often, people don't like it when I criticize (or critique) something, lol!

Rick67:
Today, Natchez sent me a response to my inquiry regarding the R5’s provenance—-they’re the only one who replied despite me sending emails to several vendors including Bushnell who doesn’t even answer phone calls  ::)

So, the R5 (did not ask about the R3 ‘cuz I’m not interested, lol!) hails from South Korea, which is a good thing 👍

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