I have that scope, but the 1.6-5x36 version with Nikoplex, on a .50 inline. I choose it because of the long fixed eye relief. My inline has a stock which makes muzzle jump quite excessive and i feel better with the scope further away from my face.
The scope is excellent. Mechanically is as tough as a tank. I washed it with warm water under a kitchen sink many times, i changed and adjusted the zero on it several times, and the scopes keeps tracking true and holding zero. I used it from 110F to insanely cold, and it held up.
The optics on it are very good, the scope would show you game in any conditions between "sunrise-30" and "sunset+30", but the contrast in the image is not quite up there with the Monarch or Conquest scopes, especially in dense brush with bright and dark patches, low angle sunlight in your eyes, etc. What you have to have in mind, though, is that the 5" of ER come at the expense or reduced field of view. My scope has quite a bit of "looking through a straw effect". However, the image is quite flat and sharp to the edge, so not too bad. The less than perfect contrast in the image and reduced FOV make this scope unsuitable for dangerous game hunting. I would not trust it to go after a buff in dense scrub in poor light. I would trust it for a deer or elk hunt of a lifetime.
