RE: BANNER OR SIMMIONS
I have 3 Simmons scopes and all are very good scopes for the money. 1 is on my 7 Mag ( 4X12X50 range finding ), 1 is on my Turkey Shotgun ( 1.5X5 Pro Diamond ), and 1 is on my muzzleloader ( 3X9X40). I had a Banner on a Marlin 45-70 and the recoil blew the crosshairs apart inside!
Won't buy another Banner.