I just received this scope yesterday and the Accushot high profile one-piece mounts for it today. This combo was purchased for use on a new Gamo CFX. The reasoning for the choice was that the short scope would fit comfortably on this rifle without blocking the pellet loading. Also the 30mm tube should make this baby really bright and clear. Well, I'll get right to it and tell you that this scope is a real dog on many counts! Avoid it like the plague! Run the other way! It's only redeeming qualities are that it looks nicely finished and feels very nice in your hands before you mount it. If you really want to use it be prepared for many disappointments.
The Accushot mounts are very nice (no problems with them) even including a scope stop pin that perfectly fits the Gamo mounting rail. As for the scope: it has a tremendous amount of optical distortion. There is no position you can find which will give you a clear view through this scope - none! Always part of the field of view will be out of focus and distorted. To put it another way, there is NEVER more than half of the field of view that is clear at most. It had a rather strange look to it. Someone on another forum described it as a rather "fisheye effect". Unfortunately I read a bad review only after I had ordered this turkey. As you move your view through the scope the distortion shifts all over the frame. It looks like a 60's movie trying to portray being on LSD. Not particularly helpful for target or hunting! No matter how close or far away you get, it's always distorted.
Mechanically, there are also problems. While the windage and elevation controls are smooth, they give practically no sound or feel to the clicks. (I like to know how far I am moving the controls during adjustment.) The focus control is overly tight and the Adjustible Objective (parallax) control is impossible. You practically need Vise Grips to move it - really annoying. Also, the magnification control is also impossibly tight. For a 30mm tube there is no brighter than a Nikko-Sterling 4x12 scope I have with a 1 inch tube.
It's really impossible to say anything functionally good about this scope which is going back to Pyramyd in the morning. I rate it UNACCEPTABLE! Look elsewhere if you need a scope with these specifications. Also, for $126 Leapers should be ashamed with this ripoff glass. Actually, to be fair, it does come in a pretty green box!
Gerry
