Hey Rick
I have the knight rings on mine and a tasco 3-9. I've shot it quite a bit and never had a problem. It's up to you. My thinking is, there are alot of rifles that have a similar type kick or alot harder than my m/l and they don't need a special scope. But I guess like others said, there could easily be 2 schools of thought. Either way, you know it will shoot good!