ORIGINAL: HighDesertWolf
barska is actually the company thats makes the lenses for tasco, simmons and weaver.
When it comes to withstanding recoil force, it is the MECHANICAL part of the scope ass3mbly that is significant, not the lenses. I have seen scopes that gave very good definition and view quality that could not take more than a couple of rounds of 6.5X55mm recoil!