For those that get "out of joint" over scopes on side by sides consider this:
I have vision problems and can barely see the rear sight and the front is a faint blurr.
If it were not for a scope I could not shoot at all-what would you do? The choice is obvious
if you wish to continue shooting / hunting. The challenge with mine is hammer clearance- ordered
a set of hammers and reshaped them to suit and works quite well.Best of all I can still shoot!
As far as scopes go I use a scope that has not been mentioned in this discussion, Weaver makes a
1 x 3x 20mm that I use on mine. Leave it on 1x for hunting and 2x or 3x for target. I don't know
about availability outside the U.S. though.Mine holds up quite well and is all the scope I need.
Cheers