Most people would consider mine mismatched I have a 3 x 9 x 50 Ziess on my Marlin .450. I put it on there because I hunt hogs at night w/ it and w/ any moon at all I can gather enough light to shoot w/o having to turn on the spotlight. I can see things through the scope I can't see w/ my naked eyes at night. Which is a big help because we hunt the hogs year round and the first sign of any light they are gone. We shot a 200 lb boar this last weekend and are planning on going again this weekend. The .450 will flatten them where they stand which is also good because we got tired of tracking hogs through the brush at night on our hands and knees not knowing if they were dead or just wounded.