Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
I replied way back in the day on this thread, back when I had an old Marlin .30-30 rifle that had a scope on it (I bought it from a co-worker back then).
I parted ways with that ol' .30-30 years ago when I found an amazing deal on a used Savage .308 with a cheap Simmons scope. I ditched the Simmons scope (now I remember why the .308 was a good deal - the scope was junk and wouldn't hold "zero"). I picked up a Bushnell Trophy 3-9x40 scope, had it mounted, boresighted, etc... and it's been perfect ever since!