Simmons Prosport Truplex Reticle Adjustable Objective Riflescope, 6-18X50mm (Matte)

how tuff is it
who's A.Green? Anyway baught one of these 6x18 scopes through amazon in sprng 2011.Shipped and recieved quickly and in good shape.Scope is still nice and clear,holds zero. I mounted it on mossin nag' 91/30 and atfer 440rnd stood up well. However this 6x18x50 was such a vast improvment from 4x9 that came with new, rem'700 in.270cal.that well, the new baby gets the good stuff.Pretty cool setting new zero at 100yrds.Watching impact move with the clicks of good scope.It will just make a shooter smile. Anyway I will buy another simmons out of(kansas)U.S.A. as the need arises and I'll leave old favorite bushnell on the 22mag.For now anyway.
Nice and clear. Holds 0
I bought 2 of these awhile ago and over a year later it still holds zero. The clarity is good. Similar scopes in this 6-18x50 would sell for 3x as much.

I did send 1 back for a broken cross hair. I use this on a 223 rifle so I dont think it was related to recoil. Simmons sent me a new scope at no cost.

Nice looks and functions well. It was zero on out of the box. I never had a scope that on the first time mounted.
Great Scope
Mounting on my .30-.30. Works great. Stays actual after 50+ shots. Will be buying more of these for some of my other rifles.

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Simmons .44 Mag Truplex Reticle Side Parallax Adjustment Riflescope, 4-12x44mm (Matte)

Great so far
I'll update this after I shoot it. I have 3 old (from 90's) simmons 44 mag scopes in 2-7. They were not much cheaper at the time than this scope is now. They have bad eye relief and not super clear optics but they also hold zero very well, better than my Leupolds although eye relief isn't nearly as good and the optics aren't nearly as good as the Leupolds.

First impressions:

This scope is lighter than the old model, even though it is higher power and longer. Old 44 mag 2-7 is 464 grams (scale doesn't do tenths so I put it on grams). New 44 mag 4-12 is 386 grams.

New scope has more eye relief. I put them side by side and then moved back until I couldn't see through the old one, the new one was clear noticably farther back. I think the new one has .75 inches more eye relief according the specs. It seems to be at least that much difference.

Follow up:

Now that I've hunted with this scope, I am still very happy with it, holds...
A high quality, rugged riflescope
The Simmons .44 MAG 4-12x44 riflescope is an excellent choice for most serious hunters. It's lightweight due to the simple, one-piece tubular construction. This means it's got about 20% fewer parts than most other riflescopes, which should make it very reliable (fewer things to go wrong). The optics are bright and extremely clear, with a good 3.75-inch eye relief. It's very easy to adjust and holds its adjustments on my hard shooting .30-06 Winchester Model 70. I also like the 3.75-inch eye relief, which keeps everything in view without having to adjust my cheek position, even when adjusting the magnification from x4 to x12. I discovered that Simmons is owned by Meade Instruments, Inc. of CA, which has been manufacturing commercial and recreational optics for many years. Meade also owns the Redfield and Weaver lines, and has incorporated many of the technological innovations like the one-piece tube, an improved lens system that eliminates the dark edge ring (often present in many...
Great scope for a great price
This scope took a bit to get sighted in, but it's working wonderfully. All of the features are definitely worth it. The parallax adjustment especially was useful getting everything set just right.

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