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Old 11-27-2021, 12:31 PM
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Default Whatever happened to Simmons?

I guess that Simmons still exists. I checked their website (they have one). I really don't hear much or see Simmons scopes sold new or used. They still seem to make scopes. They were a new upstart in maybe the 90s. They made some decent lower end scopes. I recently received a 3-9x32 22 Mag Simmons scope on a used Ruger 10/22 T that I bought. Wow, that thing is really crappy looking/feeling. I don't remember them making junk like this in their early days. What happened?
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Old 11-27-2021, 01:07 PM
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If i remember correctly it was around 1983 - 1984. Put a 6 x ? on a Ruger 1 B for my first PD trip. Paralax was terrible. Think they was located in Florida.
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Old 11-27-2021, 01:58 PM
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Some of their more expensive scopes like the 44 Mag were a decent value and performance. The 22 Mag was terrrible. They also made a 6-18 Air Rifle specific model that worked great on a 22lr. I wonder if they got bought out by another brand and only have a limited marketing for the Simmons name.
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Old 11-27-2021, 07:13 PM
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A buddy ran a Simmons 44 Mag on a 257 Weatherby with no issues. I've got one in the scope drawer in case I need a spare........
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Old 11-27-2021, 07:24 PM
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I had a couple of their Whitetail Classics. Never really impressed me so to eBay they went.
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Old 11-27-2021, 07:32 PM
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The Simmons brand is now part of Vista Outdoor.
https://vistaoutdoor.com/brands/
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Old 11-27-2021, 08:12 PM
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Simmons 44 mag 4-12x44 was my first really expensive scope. Took a lot of pennies saved up over a summer of working to make that happen. $200 was a lot of money in those days. Should of bought a 3-9x40 leupold.
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Old 11-27-2021, 11:34 PM
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The "Aetic" line was quite good.
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Old 11-28-2021, 12:07 AM
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I have one, but I think they have a lot of barreling distortion (convex distortion) compared to my other scopes. Other than that, they are fine.
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Old 11-28-2021, 05:18 AM
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My uncle had one on a 25-06 while deer hunting back in the 90s. Took a shot at a deer and the crosshairs had rotated in the scope about 30* clockwise! He missed the deer and that was the end of that until we got back to camp and changed it out for a backup gun. I had a 3x9-40 that I gave to one of my kids. It’s on a 10-22 and seems to be ok for yeoman’s duty in that application.

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