Bushnell Engage Review: By An Old-School Hunter

As a professional hunter from Georgia, I consider myself an old-school whitetailer. I got this riflescope from Bushnell and decided to put it to the test. Here's my review.

FYI, prices and ratings are accurate as of time of writing.

Bushnell Engage Riflescope

Highlight: Easy to see crosshairs with hash marks to adjust holdover on the move.

Helpful review: Bushnell is known for making budget scopes. Many hunters don't know that they also make high-end hunting scopes. They have options that use all the exposed turrets to be adjusted on the shooting bench and all the super cool stuff that comes with the more advanced optics.

The Engage scope uses an old-school crosshair reticle. The reticle is 0.18 wide, making it easy to find the crosshairs on the target. Along with good crosshairs are the hash marks set along the windage and elevation. With very little practice, using the hash marks makes adjusting for creatures moving fast and easy.

I can leave the streets alone by hanging the hash marks on the reticle, as a hunting scope should anyway, and use holdover shooting. The side-mounted focus knob is excellent to have, and it makes keeping the scope on game animals as they move around easy. The knobs adjust well and stay where I leave them to this point.

I mounted this scope on an old 243 bolt action rifle, and with that amount of recoil, this will never damage the scope or screw up the crosshairs, or move the scope in the rings. The tube on this scope is 30mm, allowing a lot of light down the tube. The thing about it is to make sure the rings and mount that are bought will fit; most Bushnell owners try to use the same rings as the old scope they are replacing, so check and make sure.

This scope is in the $250-300 price range. For some, that money for a Bushnell is a little high. However, the higher-quality Bushnell stuff is worth the money, and if paying that much makes anyone cringe, take that money and get a competitor if the name on the box means that much.

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