Well are you sure they are not fine crosshairs? As for it being a Tasco, unless it is a real cheapie model there is nothing wrong with Tascos. I've had several and they hold up well. Granted they don't have the higher quality lens in that your higher priced brands do, but they work. But as the one poster put it. You should not scrimp on the scope. Buy the best optics you can afford. I personally if I were to buy a scope today I would get a Nikon over the Tasco for basically the same price.