Don Juan Sr. from United States, MP Public Profile

I originally had this Centerpoint mounted on a break-action 17 caliber air rifle, these break-action pump air rifles are notorious for breaking scope reticles. It never broke. But i could not get consistent accuracy with this rig… 50 feet was one and a half inches at best.
I decided to put this scope on an old .44 magnum Ruger carbine that is my resident scope killer.
You know what? Turns out, it was the air rifle that sucked, not the scope. This relatively inexpensive Centerpoint scope (that I paid about $90 for), is the very best inexpensive optic for the money that I have. I have optics that cost more than $1500, and they are not appreciably better (in every day normal use) than this Centerpoint.
I thought for sure that when I took it out to the range mounted on the .44 Mag carbine, that the Centerpoint’s reticle would simply disintegrate, but this was not the case!
Every other optic that I have put on that .44 carbine has broken before I left the range for the day. I think perhaps because this scope is designed to survive “springer” pump pellet air rifles, it has the guts to take the .44. Happy days.

I really wanted to like this burly, well packaged, and purposeful looking Sig electro optic. I’ve been buying Sig product since they were made in West Germany. I have a Romeo 5 and a Juliet 4 that work well for the price point. This Romeo 7 was a bummer. I took it out of its beautiful packaging tonight to find the dot was a diagonal slash. That’s a no-go. Back it goes for a store credit. Unlikely I will try my luck with another
Sig electro optical device. Time is precious, and foolish to waste.
Kudos to Optics Planet for easy returns.

I ordered the Galati Gear 42” rifle case for my premium component 16” bbl M5e build that is equipped with things that each add to it’s size, like a scope, bipod, B5 stock, Griffin TA, and a pair of offset MBUS. It’s not the slimmest or shortest rig on the rack, and far from the least costly. Because it’s still essentially a tactical length, I didn’t want a gigantic heavy, expensive hard case. While I was able to jam my new pride and joy into a Blackhawk 36” carbine case borrowed from an M4, it would have eventually killed that case from forcing the zipper, and just being too tight of a fit. Even with the B5 fully closed there was not an inch of free space at the muzzle end in a 36” case. I could not find a decent looking 38” case either.
I wanted a sturdy lightweight protective case, but not a bulky hard case. I also wanted dedicated external pouches on the case for 5 or 6 mags and essentials, not the loose open space I saw in most hard all cases I searched. External pouches are simply quicker to inspect. Lastly I wanted more impact protection than you get from most soft cases.
The sale price was right for the Galati Gear 42” case so I applied every discount possible and grabbed this black 42” Galati for less than $60. I love this case!
Sturdy zipper, reinforced sidewalls, soft interior, 5 mag pouches along with another large enough for a suppressor. It’s tall enough for the scope WITH a mag in the well and still not crammed. Excess front to back space is tweaked by adjus

It’s been in use over six months, just under 2K rounds. I’ve never had any operational issues with this Sig product, for that matter, ANY Sig product. Teamed this with a Romeo 5, co-witnessing flip-up sights. I like my front sight up when using the red dot only for rapid close targeting with the Juliet flipped outta the way. The “flip” mechanism is very precise.
No drama, this 4X Magnifier mounts fast, locks down very firmly (adjustable), and requires no tools.
The single improvement would be a slightly larger “eye box”, as it is a bit intolerant (“shadowing”) of improper eye relief or head position. This is probably less of an issue with the 3X model. I suppose my particular vision (short sightedness) might contribute as well.
It would be great to find a compact padded Molle pouch for times when you don’t want the weight or the magnification of the 4X, but you don’t want to leave the Juliet behind.