BSA Classic Scope; good one?

[Ed333]

One of my wife's students is a keen hunter. He just picked up a rifle scope, new in the box, at a garage sale, for $30. It is a BSA Classic 3-12 X 50 Riflescope, 4-5" eye relief, screw on 3" sun shade and dust covers, 12 layer multi-coated optics, 50 mm objective lens, finger adjustable windage and elevation, 3-12 variable power, and occular speed focus. Most of which is greek to me; he has asked me to give him an opinion as to its value. I have no idea. Help???.....
Also, although he didn't ask, is this a good choice for a hunting rifle scope?
Me, I shoot pistols, with iron sights...

[toyfj40]

One of my wife's students is a keen hunter. He just picked up a rifle scope, new in the box, at a garage sale, for $30. It is a BSA Classic 3-12 X 50 Riflescope, 4-5" eye relief, screw on 3" sun shade and dust covers, 12 layer multi-coated optics, 50 mm objective lens, finger adjustable windage and elevation, 3-12 variable power, and occular speed focus. Most of which is greek to me; he has asked me to give him an opinion as to its value. I have no idea. Help???.....
Also, although he didn't ask, is this a good choice for a hunting rifle scope?
Me, I shoot pistols, with iron sights...

If he's a "keen hunter", then he should "know his scopes"...
what rifle would he/you be putting this scope on?
what is the intended 'target'?
the 50mm obj will likely require some HI-ring-mounts, which make for
awkward close-in Zeroing... and since this is basically a rimfire forum,
longer shots don't holdup to the scope...
Scopes can have a lot of subtle "problems" and end up in a garage sale,
like the W/E adj may not "hold" well or be reliable click-adjustments.

just my 0.22cents worth...

see: http://www.bsaoptics.com/advisor.aspx