I wouldn't waste my money on a Simmons or BSA, garbage, your gun is only as good as the glass you put on it

You wouldn't buy a Simmons, but you'd buy a cheaper Bushnell? I had to laugh.

However that being said, I have no experience with that Simmons so I can't comment on it.

My own personal choice for $200 or under would be a Burris Fullfield II.

slowr1der, if you ever took the time to read my post you will see I own Leupolds on most of my firearms (VX-II) also one West German made Zeiss, the Bushnell Trophy was purchased for a firearm that is for a back up only.....read before making comments !!!

I didn't comment nor do I care what you own. What I commented on is you said this early on in this thread.
It's nothing wrong with putting a Bushnell on your gun if that's what you like. I just found it laughable that you'd consider Simmons garbage that you wouldn't put on one of your guns, but you'd put a Bushnell on one. It's your gun after all. Heck, I have a Tasco on one of my guns.

That said, I think Simmons has taken a drop off in quality since Bushnell took them over, but that's just my opinion. Everything I've owned from Bushnell or any of the companies they own with the exception of one Simmons scope and one Tasco has left me disappointed, and I've owned a couple of the Bushnell Elite scopes, so it's not all low end stuff. Actually I've owned more of their higher end stuff than I have lower end. However, a lot and I mean a lot of guys on here really like that Pro Diamond. I've almost bought one a few times since so many people have had good luck with them, and I'd certainly give it a try if I needed a cheap scope for my muzzle loader. I just can't really comment on that particular one since I've never owned it.

I feel like since the OP has $200 to spend though that he would be much better off with a Burris Fullfield II than any of the other cheaper options mentioned here, but that's also just my opinion. It also comes down to if he'd rather have a fixed power and $120-140 in his pocket, or a nice variable and not much of that $200 left over in his pocket as the two scopes obviously aren't anywhere near similar.

I'm liking those Fullfield II's as well, and with the E1 Series coming out, my guess is the II's are going to be discounted quite a lot. You can already pick up the 2-7X35s for around $140.

Understanding that Simmons has a (likely deserved) bad reputation as a bubble pack scope, I think that the 4X Prodiamond is an exception. Possibly because it's a fixed scope with less moving parts, less to go wrong. No way does it compare to a $200 scope but at $40, who would expect it to? With the vast, vast majority of ML and shotgun shots inside of 100yds (hell, inside of 50yds), it's a fast and cheap way to get some glass on your rifle. Then save up for the Zeiss!

I have the Bushnell Trophy RD on my slug barrel.Very quick on target.It's great but it's not a low light scope.Doesn't matter here in NY since deer/bear are sunrise to sunset.If your states regs are different I would go with a 1-4x.