Review: CenterPoint Adventure 4-16x40 Dual Illumination Scope with A/O
The CenterPoint Adventure 4-16x40 Mil-Dot, Dual Illumination Scope with Adjustable Objective
I’m gonna preface this by stating that I am a hobby shooter. I don’t compete, I don’t spend thousands of dollars on guns & gear....shoot, I still don’t even know how to work ChairGun. So take this review with the appropriate aliquot of Sodium Chloride.
So here we are.
First, a little background. Last year, I purchased a Benjamin Trail NP all weather in .22. I really like the gun, and also liked the CenterPoint 4-9x40 scope that came with it.
The reason I wanted to purchase the 4-16x40 was that I have a Quest that had a terrible god-awful abortion of a scope, and if I upgraded my BJ’s scope, I could then move the BJ’s scope to the Quest.
Good idea, right?
First, we’ll talk about price. I did some quick searching for comparably equipped scopes, and came up with:
-The Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40mm, with a list price of $354.
-The Konus Konuspro M30 4.5-16x40mm Tactical Rifle Scope, with a list price of $480.
- The Schmidt and Bender Police Marksman II 4-16x42mm Rifle Scope, with a list price of $3500.
I know it’s kind of ridiculous, but it does give you an idea of what one could pay for glass.
I’d always heard the rule of thumb that you should pay 3 times the price of the rifle on glass......well.....f9ck that.....
I purchased my CenterPoint from scopesandammo.com, for a price of $119.99 (plus tax & shipping).
Now, I know you’re saying to yourself, “Oh come on Hammer, you sexy, sexy idiot! You can’t get decent glass for that price!”
And you would be incorrect....well, about the glass anyways. :cool-new:
INSTALLATION:
The scope mounted quickly and easily to the weaver rail on my BJ. So there’s that...it’s pretty idiot-proof. If you can’t work weaver rail, pack up your gun & sell it, because your sh!t is straight retarded.
ZEROING:
I tend to zero pretty loosely, as most of my shooting is stuff like a 1-inch square at 10m. The scope came in quickly. One of the great features is the “zero-locking” rings. You loosen the rings, adjust, and then tighten the rings. This way, you don’t have to worry about inadvertent rotation of your windage and elevation knobs. And if you’re oafish and clumsy like me, this is a nice feature.
ZERO RESETTING:
I like this a lot. What you can do here is disengage the windage and elevation knobs once you’ve zeroed, and then re-set the knob itself back to zero, (without making any clicks). This actually renders the hashmarks on the dials useful!
I tend to shoot at either 10meters....or 20 meters. That’s about it. The zero reset gives me the opportunity to zero at 10, set the knob to 0, and then determine how many clicks I need to shoot at 20, and then adjust. I’m actually able to use the maths and fine-tune from there.
Which brings us to:
THE KNOB SAYS ¼ MOA @100yds....IS THIS TRUE?:
On this scope, it is. I was landing pellets an inch low, and half an inch left. I did some rough math for 10 meters, and adjusted by clicks. My POA became my POI. The clicks are true to what they claim.
ADJUSTABLE OBJECTIVE:
Yet another great feature. The ring is nice and easy to operate, and the markings seem to mate up with actual distance really well. This may not sound like a big deal, but if you want to go from 10 yards to 25 quickly, just use the markings, and then fine tune from there. A nice treat.
RED/GREEN ILLUMINATED RETICLE!!!!!!:
Meh.
4-16x MAGNIFICATION:
This was the big selling point for me. I like magnification, and the 4-16 is just perfect for my application.
I’ve found so far, that at full magnification, under loads of fluorescent light, this scope tends to lose some clarity, and have some...I’ll call it “cloudiness” throughout the sight picture.
I found I could totally negate this effect by dimming the ambient light, and lighting the target.
Up to about 12x magnification, the sight picture is super-duper clear. Above that, it gets a little blurry, but this is not a huge deal at all. Still more than clear enough for detailed sighting. (Plus, I haven’t had an eye appointment for awhile, so it not might be entirely the scope’s fault).
Overall, I am really impressed with this scope. I don’t have loads of experience with different scopes, but from what I’ve seen, this thing is tits.
I would’ve been fine with a simple 3-16x scope, without the illumination, locking rings....etc, but these luxury items add even more value to a scope that is already a great value. For the money, the CenterPoint Adventure 4-16x40 is champagne for those on a beer budget. I’m glad I dropped the cash for it.
Happy shooting;
Hammer Sandwich
