jmac, you might want to post this on the m/l'er forum, on my encore m/l'er barrel i put a simmons aetec 3.5X10X44 and love it, i have also bought the same scope for a few other guns, so far flawless operation, it's not a leupold, but i only gave 14? somethin for mine....for the money it seems like a good idea, there are some comparable scopes in the same price range that some say are just as good, but i have not tried them, take the suggestions you get and then go look thru a few,

best of luck