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Its a tac vector paragon 3-15x50. just got back from the range doing final sight in with it. I use a collimator for initial setting up. got it dialed in nice and easy on the grendel. nice and clear as well quite happy with it. might look at one for the hornet now as its a bit over scoped for what I use it for but its what I had sitting in the draw, a simmons 6-24x50 I think that one is.

Scope turned up today. Ill try and fit it this afternoon some time. Initial thoughts on it are its a heavy chunky scope not that it bothers me as I dont have the luxury of a money tree out the back where i can throw endless amounts of money at a scope. Its very clear to look through way better than the bushnell its replacing. The click adjustments feel good as well. Cant wait to test it on the range or at the farm..

Finally got the pills out of the tumbler today and the walnut media and brasso worked well at removing the moly. Took quite a few hours of tumbling/vibrator polishing. Gave them a rinse off with meths to remove the ammonia that the brasso has in it..

Yeah. I do have a leupy that's worth a bit of coin.
But honestly it's not like I look through it and say wow...it does the job I expect of every scope (and actually has a small "eye box"), and sure it might (or might not) take a bit more of a beating, last a bit longer...remains to be seen.
A lot of my optics are older Japanese glass (nikko, tasco). Got a WW2 vintage german which is still clear and holds zero. A bushnell (?) that needs reassembling and a few others besides

I've had hawkes before and they are pretty good actually got my eye on one at the moment. Its funny when you start asking around about the lower end scopes in other places there's always someone who comes in with the "they are **** i only have nightforce or s&b "etc. Not really comparing apples with apples and you'd be a bit upset if a sub $500 scope was better than your $3000+ scope...