Expert Review Solid, dependable optic for hard field use, great glass - TRYBE Optics 3-18x50mm HIPO Rifle Scope, 30mm Tube, First Focal Plane (FFP)

I have this HIPO 3-18x50 in the FDE version on my Remington R-25 in .308 Winchester. This gun has been to Alaska, Montana, and Oregon for various big game. I wanted to replace the optic with a 6x erector assembly in a 3-18 magnification range as it is mainly a hunting gun. 3x is fine on low end, and 18x is plenty on the high end for my use. I expect my maximum comfortable shot on an elk, for instance, would be maybe 400 yards or so if I was comfortable.
This optic is satisfyingly bright and has excellent edge to edge clarity. I've had second focal plane optics on this gun for previous hunts, but the FFP craze affected me and I rolled over. The reticle and the adjustments on this scope are both in MOA, and I've always found inches easier than MILs. Now my holdovers are accurate at any magnification, unlike SFP scopes.
This HIPO 3-18 has a large magnification dial and it's easy to use with gloved or frozen hands. An extension lever is included to help catch on things in the field, if you like. Helpful at the range, I guess. I Love the solid adjustments. The turrets feel crisp when adjusting and the POI moves where it's supposed to, every time, even on this big thing. Different loads were easy to zero by counting clicks. Dials are easily resettable to zero.
Solid, dependable optic choice for me on top of this semi-auto hunting gun, which is in effect, is a poor-man's version of Knight's SR25 and other variants used by military snipers worldwide.
This gun is not pretty nor babied and it has mismatched camo replacement parts. The scope has a few chips on it from range tables and safe-banging. I do have the occasion to go long with it. Long on a target is a lot longer than long on a critter.
This is my choice of quality optic in a 3-18x magnification range, a 50mm objective lens for a good exit pupil in low light conditions, solid movements, great glass, no BS.