It made it through 2 days at the range and broke on the third.... The only two rifles it was used on where a ruger 10/22 and a marlin 17hmr. Can't get a lighter load than that with out going to air rifles. I bought this thinking it would be fine for my sons little rifles but it did not hold up. Should have just gone with the normal brands harris, atlas, ect.. Having stuff break at the range or in the back country hunting basically messes with the whole day or trip even. Also I did not try to get this replaced and I don't want a replacement.

I put this scope on one of my rifles and took it for a spin. It is feature-packed, value oriented, and surprisingly functional for the price. The name brand budget scope seems to be about 3x the cost, so this seems like a great scope to serve as a learner scope. The scope feels well made. All of the scope knobs (turrets, zoom, focus, illumination, and diopter) all move very slowly and feel very premium. The locking turrets are great. You don't need to uncap the turrets, you can adjust your zero on the fly by simply pulling up on the turret to unlock it, and it will begin to click. The reticle looks pretty crisp at the higher magnification levels. I like that when the scope is zoomed all the way out, the illuminated part of the reticle basically looks like a small red + sign. I was able to make good hits when zoomed all the way out, and all I could see was the glowing red. Another great feature is that the illumination knob alternates between brightness levels and has an "off" setting between each brightness. So you do not need to turn the dial all the way around in order to turn it off. This is a great feature. I used the scope at night and it the picture was surprisingly workable. I was pleasantly surprised at the clarity. I'm not really equipped to compare glass quality, but it was workable for me and should probably be good enough for a beginner. The scope's illumination has one quirk however. When you turn the brightness all the way up, the illumination starts to "bloom" or blur the reticle. And there are some illumination artifacts on the numbers, which I have tried to show in the picture. One unexpected pleasant surprise is that there appears to be a spare battery storage compartment on the scope itself. I did not use the included scope rings, but it is another value-add that the rings are included for folks who are just getting in to shooting. I feel like the rear lens cap is more trouble than it's worth, as it is really difficult to remove and it's not a flip up lens cap. The front lens cap seems good, but I don't think it works with the sun shade. I did not use the seashell-shaped focus adjustment "handle" ring thing. I also did not use the "kill flash" honeycomb shaped thing. These things are all great value adds, but it can be overwhelming when you open the package and then have to figure out a lot of these gizmos. For example, I spent a few minutes trying to use the flip cover in conjunction with the sun shade. I would say, the seashell thingy and the killflash may be unnecessary, but the sun shade and lens caps are fine to include. This scope is definitely trying to be a good budget scope. Side parallax adjustment seems to be a premium feature. It's great that there is no laser pointer or top-mounted red dot, as those would just drive down the perceived value. This scope seems to spend most of it's effort on being a good scope. The scope has a ton of features, possibly too many. The scope includes a ton of accessories, possibly too many. If I could critique it, I would want it to discard I think the name-brand alternative to this would be a Vortex Diamondback tactical 6-24, however that one will be at least 3x the cost. So if you are not set on what kind of scope you want, this could be a value-oriented way to get your feet wet and not spend too much money. The big issue that I have with these budget oriented scopes is that I don't know how they will hold up over time. My unit seems to have survived about 60 rounds of 5.56mm however it is unclear how long this scope will last.