Good starter variable power scope - Primary Arms Classic Series 1-4 x 24mm Rifle Scope

I bought this as it was my first variable power scope so I did not want to spend a lot of money. The scope is longer than I would like but the quality seems to be very good. Mounting and setting the scope was pretty straight forward. The eye relief and eye box was much better than I expected especially after using a micro red dot. At 1x the field of view is wide but it is not a true 1x. At 4x, the eye box is a litle less but still very good. The cross-hair etched reticle is very easy to see especially since the illuminated red dot is not day light bright. Zeroing the scope was easy and spot-on. I plan on using this for carbine matches so we'll see how it does. Reasons why I only gave it 4 stars are: (1) It's longer than I would like (2) Illuminated red dot is not day light bright. Overall, I am satisfied with the scope.