Surprisingly impressed although some quality issues. good for the money, turrets annotated wrong. - AIM Sports Inc 2-7x42mm 30mm Tube Scout Scope

I purchaced the non illuminated milldot version. Background. In my state we have a long black powder primitive arms deer season, we also have lots of close woodland where high powered scopes are a hindrance. I was told some cheap Chinese scopes have greatly improved in recent years. I wanted to try a scout style and didnt want to spend Leupold prices for an experiment. Purpose. I use an inline black powder .50 cal rifle where the scope traditionally sits over the breach and the hot gasses have fried two previous scopes, making them blury. I decided to try the Scout style to move the scope off the breach and to allow me to more easily sight in on close 20 to 50 yard targets. Initial impressions. The scope it self was presented nicely, the outside appearance was of decent quality, a 30mm tube and 42 mm objective lense is something not normally avaliable in this price range, glass was very clear compared to other scopes I own like a Weaver and Bushnell. There were some small quality control things, like I could see a small sliver of metal inside the objective lenses where the tube was threaded. This was not visible through the scope when aiming. The rings although cheap with a single screw each side were not bad. I used liberal loctite. Probably too high for most but for my custom made Monte Carlo stock they were just right due to my high comb. I sat the mounted scope and rifle on my bench to check the turret clicks. Not bad audible positive clicks and not spongy at all. HOWEVER... Turning the top turret counterclockwise for UP turned the point of aim down and the side for left turned it right. Range testing. I load a 240 grain projectile over 90grains of FF loose powder. I sighted the scope in, and shot around 20 rounds. My gun typically kicks with similar force between a .223 and .30cal rifle, but not as much as my 30 06. I was Surprised. The scope held zero and was dead on. To a BP gun the milldot is useless. The dots are too small for any long range shooting, which is fine for me. The mounts held up well. Maybe the loctite held up well. Im keeping this scope on my gun, time will tell on the zero, but after initial testing I think I'd buy another if it lasted a couple deer seasons. The real test will come hiking in the woods and climbing tree stands.