Excellent scope, despite its coarse reticle - Vortex Crossfire II AO 4-12x50mm 1in Tube Second Focal Plane Rifle Scope

I'm generally not a fan of scopes with BDC reticles, but I decided to not use the BDC and treat it like a regular duplex anyways. For my purposes, it's really a great scope. I lovelovelovelovelove the 50mm objective! It soaks in so much light! I try to follow a rule that I set for myself, that the size of the objective should be greater than or equal to 4 times the highest magnification. Highest power is 12, so 4x12=48, and 50 (size of objective) is greater than 48, so that satisfies the rule I try to follow. I don't often use 12X power, but I'm always glad to have that big objective when I do find myself zooming way in.
The "AO" (adjustable objective) feature is a thing that I prefer over side-mounted focus adjustment. Personal preference, but whatever.
However, I do *insist* on having adjustable focus on my scopes. I've noticed that many not-adjustable scopes come from the factory calibrated to focus at 60 yards... what the heck? Who shoots at 60 yards? Why is that the industry standard? Seems dumb to me, but I see it a lot. So, I basically don't buy a scope unless I can adjust the focal length.
For about $200, this scope is hard to beat.