The Savage package deal scopes are on the cheap side. But the Savage package will be stood behind by every retailer I have heard of. If you buy A Savage package, and the scope is faulty, just take it back to the retailer and ask for satisfaction. This happened to me 12 yrs ago at K-mart (of all places) and the Piece of crap Simmons was replaced with a slightly better piece of crap Tasco. But the Tasco rode atop the Savage for 3 yrs and perfomed just fine. Not cystal clear, and I gave up about 15 minutes of light at either end of the day...... but is was alright. Sometimes a retailer will allow you to "Swap up" to a better scope for a reasonable price.