Thread: Super budget scopes worth a try, or not?

Imo if you must go for a cheap scope, go for something simple so more money is spent on things that actually matter and not added complexity and things that have no place on a cheap optic. eg illuminated reticle, target turrets, adjustable parallax etc.

If i was looking to buy a cheap scope it would be as no-frills as possible. Probably a basic 3-9 with capped turrets, no illumination, no parallax adjustment etc. Its added complexity & cost to manufacture stuffed into a $150 price point = quality on what really matters has to suffer.

I think a basic $150 scope, will be better at doing scope-like-tasks, than a $150 scope with "all the bells and whistles"