Simmons

This scope is quite a bargain - well worth the money. I had been looking at a Nikon ProStaff scope, but the price was a little much for me as a casual shooter. I read the reviews and took a chance on this Simmons scope and was pleasantly surprised. As an astronomy buff, I was not sure I would be happy with the optical quality of the scope. I did notice that there is some barrel distortion and color fringing - especially noticeable above 7x, but the color fringing is limited to the edge of the field and the barrel distortion (the appearance that the field is curved, rather than flat) is well corrected when my eye is at the correct distance. Eye relief is fine, I wear glasses, and no-line bifocals at that; this scope still gives me a clear view edge to edge when the rifle is held in shooting stance. The 50mm objective gives plenty of light, and resolves details very well. I have no problem picking out the individual strands in a barb-wire fence from 100 meters out at 7x. The scope was easy to zero (no tools required) and the controls were quite precise. One 20-round magazine was sufficient to zero in my Mossberg 223 at 100 yards, and to learn how to compensate accurately out to 200 yards - the limit of my personal accuracy and shooting comfort. I would have preferred a more sophisticated reticle - but the simple triplex reticle will likely be sufficient for me in 95% of the shooting situations I'll find myself in. The build is excellent, and I hope to get many years of service from this scope.

Excellent scope for price,,,, mounted on a 350 legend,,, real tight groups at 100 , even better with reloads bullet hole next to bulllet hole

Compare price to quality and you can't find another scope that gives you as much!This is the second one of these I own. The first was a 40 MM bell and I wondered what the 50 MM would give me. It's more light, but to be honest it's not the selling point. If the 40 MM is less expensive it's a good buy as well.The glass is clearer than some of the scopes costing 2-3 times as much. The power ring turns smoothly and the parallax doesn't shift with the magnification. Easy to adjust without a screwdriver and the adjustments are smooth. There isn't a loud click, but you can hear and feel it. The reticle is simple, but easy to see and works well for my purpose. It hold zero once it's set, no question about that.Two things to be aware of though. First it doesn't come with rings. Not a problem, I knew that, but some might not realize it. Second it's probably not going to hold up over time to big bore pounding. I wouldn't recommend it for a 300 Mag or something with a good thump.Bottom line, it's perfect for most calibers and without a doubt the best value out there - PERIOD!

Great scope for the price will see how it holds up

(By the husband of "momtoall5.")Just received the Simmons 3-9X50mm rifle scope. I am quite impressed with it so far. I say so far because I have not had the chance to mount it yet as I will explain later.Initial impression of the scope was positive. Very nice looking scope with lens caps and cleaning cloth. Feels well constructed and solid. Now, I don't get overly excited about scopes in general, it's a scope. I looks like any other scope. I have used very few scopes in my life having preferred to use open sights. I do have a few cheap scopes around though and I have one mounted on my .22 cal air rifle I use for squirrel hunting. It is a 4X32 that came standard with the gun and it leaves alot to be desired which was my reason for getting this scope to begin with.Having nothing more than that cheap 4x32 scope to use as an "average" scope (or 3 stars) I have to say this is well above average. The magnification of this scope at the lowest setting gives me a crisper, brighter image than the 4x32 by far. (Also seems to be equal in magnification) At the most powerful setting (9x) ,with a properly sighted in rifle, you could easily maintain a 1" grouping at 100 yrds.By the way, the parallax is set to 100 yards.As for mounting, be sure to get yourself rings which will allow clearance of the 50mm objective lens. If your rifle has a dovetail, it may be easier to pick up a dovetail to picatanny rail adapter so you get more options. Unfortunately, My rings and rail adapter have not arrived yet so I haven't been able to mount this on my rifle. But, that's okay because I was so pleased with the optics that I decided it needed a better rifle to be mounted on...and it hasn't arrived yet either.Now for the downside. The only one I have so far and it's not anything major. The "audible" clicks on the windage and elevation adjustments are more like pauses with no click what so ever. You can most generally feel where those stops are supposed to be, but it's very easy to go right past one or two if you aren't turning slowly. Other than that, I am pleased with the scope. If anything changes after it is mounted, I will update this review.

Nice scope on my 22lr. Easy to adjust, clear as well....

Several years ago I built a 6.5 Swedish Mauser to hunt with. The rifle was completely rebuilt to be lightweight and accurate by bedding the action etc. I bought the scope because #1, I could afford it and #2 it was lightweight plus a 50mm objective. Since the rifle was light and the scope was also light they were a perfect match. I sighted everything in and it has stayed on zero for years now. I've killed deer at 140+ yards. It's always dead on the money. It's shocking that a scope this cheap is outperforming many other brands much more expensive. It doesn't have the bells and whistles that a lot of modern scopes have. It's an old fashioned set and forget. Your not going to play GI Joe sniper with this thing. It's a hunting scope. It does its job and does it well.

works fine was easy to zero in.. no issues yet