Personally the Pine Ridge scope are funny.. they are eithergreat shooters or hunks of junk and need to be sent back. If you're on a tight budget then look at the Bushnell Banner Dusk to Dawn series in 3-9 power. If you want to push the budget a little more there are a lot of better scopes out there. I was shooting a Black Diamond XR today with a 2 year old Bushnell Banner Dusk to Dawn scope on it. Although the outside is powder burned because I never invested in a scope cover, the rifle still shoots excellent... it was a $62.00 scope (on sale). When it finally wears out or gives out, I will get something else..