Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

****Update 07-28-2018*** Bad news folks! Read on if you're interested. So I took this scope to the range and put it on a known accurate rifle. Ruger 1022 with tactical solutions barrel in a hogue over moulded stock. For some reason I wanted to investigate this little scope a bit more and here's what I found out. Previously I mentioned I had to crank the windage almost all the way right and I wasn't sure if it was the scope or the rail. It was the scope. It wasn't terribly far off on windage when I transferred it to this rifle. I noticed a hell of a point of impact shift even at 25 yards when going from 3 up to 9x. It shifted my impact approximately 2" up and left about 10:30 on the clock. At 25 yards that amount was inexcusable. Way beyond anything that a person should be expected to deal with irregardless of the price. Yes for those who ask was this shift repeatable? Yes it was. So until I decide to throw this scope in the garbage can or use it as a target I'm leaving it set on 5X and it's holding zero well enough for it's price point. I personally believe it's a little loose inside as at 25 yards my rifle should be shooting one ragged little tiny hole even on a bad day and it's about. 5-.75" with minimags. Good enough for squirrels, rabbits, soda cans but in a known accurate rifle it's just not good enough. I'm dropping two stars for these reasons. So my advice is pass on this optic, save up for another month or two if needed, and buy a better known quality scope. I really dislike leaving negative reviews and more so updates where my opinions continue to degrade but the truth is the truth and there it is. I hope this update helped someone out and as always I bought this scope for full asking price on Amazon and received no discounts, compensation, or sexual favors for my review. ***End of update**** I wrote what I felt was a very well thought out and honest review for this scope yesterday but after submitting apparently Gremlins ate my review so here it is in a nut shell.... This ended up longer than intended but hopefully it helps someone. Intended use was as a budget optic set up combined with a side mount base for Soviet designed carbines. If you're interested you can find that in my reviews. I've used UTG optics a few times over the years so I'm more than passingly familiar with them. To be fair this is the first I've ever bought intentionally, the others came in deals or on other rifles. UTG optics in a nutshell are well they just "are". For what it's worth my scopes run from old Weaver, Denver Colorado Redfield, Leupold, new Redfield made by Leupold, Kahles, Schmidt & Bender, Ziess, Hendsolt, Bushnell XXXX Elites, etc etc etc. In other words yes I've used budget optics however I tend to spend a little more than the average guy due to my personal needs. Now with all that said I'm not against budget optics however I do know the difference and can quantifiably compare should I choose to and it's not arrogance or wishful thinking. I spend for quality where I need it and enough quality where I don't. As I get older and eyesight isn't what it used to be my needs for quality keep increasing so I have a different perspective than I would have at 20 with insane eyesight! That may be of interest to some... Initial thoughts: Yup it's a UTG but let's not be hasty. Over at the build quality looks good for the money. Oh look it came with two batteries!!! Yay!!! Score me!!!! Ok rings, the rings are pretty nice for non locking rings. They appear pretty stout and not cheap. I do like that they're adjustable, I like that a lot. Illumination in my well lit kitchen is pretty dang bright, maybe even daylight capable although that's not necessary. I mounted the scope into the supplied rings and mounted on the side mount rail I also bought. This went painlessly and without issue. Rings adjusted nicely too for the rail quite well. I'm very pleased with that even though they're not locking rings. At the range: Scope zero'd pretty fast even though I had to crank the windage virtually all the way right. I'm unsure of if this was a rail issue or scope although to be fair I suspect rail so I won't judge that against the scope. Scope was clear and bright during the bright afternoon sun (1200-1500) but to be fair a Coke bottle is clear and bright with this type of lighting. You don't really notice the difference until the light gets to fading. I didn't spend enough time out in the single digits under dressed to check low light abilities. Magnification adjustment full on sucked!!! Way super tight. Had to take off my gloves and fight it to go from 3-9X. Inexcusable how tight it was. This might not matter to warm weather shooters but when you live in a place where sub zero is normal in the winter yeah it kind of matters. Besides there's no reason for the magnification to be so insanely tight and hard to turn. Eye relief at 3X was pretty forgiving but at 9X typical of budget optics it gets downright bitchy about being perfectly aligned. I spent too much time hunting for the circle of light in the black for my patience. Again it's Budget optic so that's generally typical though. Adjustable objective was a little touchy for my likes but cleared up the target at 50y pretty well. It could be a little less abrupt on the changes but it's sufficiently functional. Scope zero'd easily and held zero over two trips to the range. Oh the turrets those moved like a dream!!! Smooth and clean sharp clicks I felt they my gloves. Beautifully executed!!! The magnification adjustment should move like the windage and elevation adjustment did. Final thoughts: All in all scope did well however that magnification adjustment is just unforgivable in today's world. I might not complain if it was a $20 optic but twenty years ago a $20 optic would put this thing to shame. Yes it would because I gave away my $20 new Simon's Deerfield 3-9X that I bought 20+years ago and it's still going strong for it's new owner. UTG should be at a point of refining their optics and quality control now not shipping out items the user has to live with for the money. Now to be fair the scope does pack some nice features for the money and those turrets are frickin beautiful!!!! So with all that said it's a solid 3 Star scope that could've been a 4 Star with really nice rings (for the money) and great illumination, but for that overly tight magnification ring. If you can buy better I would but if you can't then it'll do it's job. I'll keep the scope and run it as a fixed power optic for now until I run across someone who needs a scope then I'll pass it on for free more than likely after I upgrade it to something better. Likely a VX1 and leave the budget optics to the folks that can live with that they live with. And no... This UTG is not just as good as other brands costing several times the money, but maybe you just need failing eyesight to be able to see that. Also I did not use this scope on known highly ACCURATE rifles to see just how tight of a zero it holds. I may and update my review but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for me to have to rezero a scope that I value the ammo more than the scope over. If my review was helpful please click yes if it wasn't then by all means please click no!!! There's way to many junk reviews that give absolutely no relevant information on Amazon and I hate sorting thru then so to find a Nugget review it two. Let's help each other and hello Amazon keep the good reviews and can the craptastic ones!