macgulley from United States, AL Public Profile

Initial impressions were that this scope is very solid, nicely finished, has clear glass, and I was happy to find one with an adjustable objective in this price range. Zoom worked smoothly, windage and elevation adjustments seem accurate and repeatable. The adjustable objective was very stiff but I thought it would loosen up with use. It did not. I contacted Barra and they immediately replaced it. The new scope worked fine right out of the box. Anyone can have one slip through QC occasionally and I was very happy with their response to my issue. Overall a very nice scope with 75+ MOA of windage and elevation, good eye relief, plenty of zoom, and a useful drop compensating reticle.

I found the fit and finish of this scope to be very good. No machining marks, everything fits together well and works smoothly. The side focus was a bit stiff at first but it loosened up with use. Zoom is very smooth and 4 to 12 X is a great range for hunting and short-mid range target shooting. I must admit to a bit of ignorance in regards to illuminated reticles and say this may just be the nature of the beast, but there is a bright spot in the lower left edge of the field of view that I find distracting. I don't expect to use the illumination often so it's not a big issue. On the positive side, I like that the brightness settings are alternated with OFF settings so the user can quickly return to the desired brightness without having to go through all the settings. Windage and elevation knobs have a good feel to them; very positive clicks, no grittiness or looseness. They have 15 MOA of adjustment per revolution which makes me have to think a little more than if they were 10 MOA per rev. In an application where one is not regularly making large adjustments to windage or elevation this is not an issue. I measured elevation to have 72 minutes of adjustment, windage 74. I ran through the range of adjustments several times checking against a ruler at 50 yards and they were dead on every time. The glass is very good, image is bright and clear. Overall, this scope exceeds my expectations and it is an excellent value.