Sorry hometheaterman, but I will have to say your buddy got lucky! I have had 2 and had to send them both back to Bushnell. I loved them, right up until the time they crapped out on me! The worst part is that a friend of mine had a bad experience with one and warned me ahead of time-both times. Now I hear about it always! Oddly enough, I had a Bushnell customer service rep tell me that he tries to talk customers out of buying Banners because of how many they get back in the shop to work on.

I had a Pro Diamond on a Mossberg 835 slug gun years ago and it did well for a while. After a couple seasons it started moving around on me. A buddy of mine had the same experience. For the price it would probably be a good option for you. i seem to remember it had plenty of eye relief.

What it boils down to is that if you buy an inexpensive scope you will most likely be replacing it in a year or so. But on the same hand, if you are like me it is all you can afford, so buy a cheap one this year and just plan on buying another cheap one in a couple years. It will serve you well until it doesn't serve you at all

rw