Squirrels! - Vortex Triumph HD 3-9x40mm 1 inch Tube Rifle Scope, Second Focal Plane

When I lived in the Pacific Northwest, squirrels were so big and plentiful that I never went to bed hungry. But those bothersome hippies kept trampling through my living room with their soccer balls and soy lattes, so I had to move off to Alabama where nobody would look for me. And while I've found a nice reprieve from the communism and Patterson-Gimlin wannabes while hiding out in the great state of Alabama, the squirrels are a lot faster down here. And if I'm honest, my old eyes just ain't what they used to be on iron sights. So I ordered this Vortex Triumph scope when it was on sale and, fellas, let me tell you something.

I've had great scopes, I've had cheap scopes, but I've never had what I would call a truly great, inexpensive scope. To my pleasant surprise, this scope not only has that fantastic Vortex build quality, but the included mounting rings are outstanding quality too. Sure, it's probably not the scope you need for setting records on elk shots with a rifle that costs more than a mortgage payment, but for a rimfire? This thing is the ticket. And yeah, it's a second-focal-plane scope, which is one of the reasons it's so inexpensive. But at 3-9 magnification, be honest... we're all just dialing it to 9 and leaving it there for all of eternity, which is where that second focal plane is designed to work best anyway. Don't let the 40mm size spook you either. That's plenty big enough for 100-150 yards and carries with it a pretty low bore-to-sight distance, so your shots at shorter ranges won't be far off, even if you don't do the math ahead of time.

So quit pretending you need a $500 desert camo 15x on that gun you're never going to shoot beyond 100 yards. Buy this thing that comes with a lifetime warranty plus a great set of rings, and go enjoy a little range time.

Oh, and as for my hunting in Alabama after I got this scope? Sasquatch is eating squirrel every night of the week.