RE: scope manufactures ?
Well if it is a present you are buying for someone else I wouldn't worry too much. Just let them know if they are not happy with it they can return it. Save the reciept and the box. Cabela's has an EXCELLENT return policy. You can just say I don't like the color, or I just didn't like it. They don't care. They can either get the money or a different item.
I went thru three or four scopes until I found the one I wanted. I would buy one take it home for a few days to try it out and then bring it back and trade up. They don't care, they even told me to do it.
I even traded in a scope I had for a year to get the one I finally wanted. I got all my money back for it. You just can't beat that kind of service.
I will be honest and say I have never owned a Pine Ridge scope. I think some have though. Maybe start a thread on Cabela's pine ridge scopes and see if someone bites?
Paul