Excellent starter second focal plane mil dot riflescope!!!!! - Millett 6-25X56mm LRS-1 Long Range Tactical Rifle Scope

This is a SFP Mil Dot scope that is outstanding for its price and durability. It has taken a lot of abuse already with no complaints.The scope is a compromise in two ways. First, by keeping the Mil Dot Bar reticle at the 2nd Focal Plane (i.e., where the eye piece focuses not where the image is focused prior to magnification) the range can only be calculated at full magnification.

Target distance (yards) = Known object height (yards) x 1000 / Mil reading

At other magnifications one could arrive at the true range by dividing the calculated distance by the reduction factor. For example, if I set the magnification at slightly above 6, then 25/6.25 = 4. So whatever target distance I calculate using the size of a known object, I must divide that number by 4.
The second compromise is that its reticles are in MOA, not 0.1 Mils. It allows a shooter more used to MOA scopes and use the Mil Dot Bar for distance estimation only.
Very clear through the eye piece and there is hardly any vignetting even at maximum magnification of 25x.
The scope comes with generic leaflet, no Mil Dot use manual. Totally useless.
Illumination is very good. The lowest level is called NV, probably for Night Vision, is excellent for twilight hunting.