UTG 3-12X44 30mm Compact Scope, AO, 36-color Mil-dot, Rings , Black

This scope is a great value and high quality performer. The adjustments are fine and easy to use and they lock down so that they stay put. The parallax adjustment is a great feature and every scope should have one.The finish is top grade and the scope looks like it should cost much more.The clarity is very good and during dusk hours, it is bright. There is an adjustment for the reticle focus so if it appears a bit fuzzy out of the box, simply adjust it and you can get it crystal clear.I wish I had bought the large parallax adjuster wheel because it would make using that feature very easy. As it is, it isn't difficult but when ranging it would be far easier to just reach up and spin the larger wheel.The mounts provided are good, nothing special but you can remove the scope and put it back on and it retains zero so no complaints there.The lighted reticle is very nice. One thing about it though, when you put in the battery it is a very tight fit and you're not sure if you should use only one battery or both which are provided. Use only one battery and you'll have to really fiddle with it to get the battery in and be able to screw on the cap. Once done though, it works perfectly.You do not need to use the battery operated lighting feature, the sharp black mil dot reticle works without it.Being a compact scope, you aren't going to get the light gathering capabilities of a Ziess or something like that but you can't beat the price, quality/value and features for even close to what you pay for this one.

I love this scope, illumination is bright, SFP not an issue for me because I just keep it on 12x. The compact size complements a tactical rifle well. For the price you cannot beat this scope.

I bought this scope after reading all the good reviews and I'm glad I did. Comes with a nice set of scope mounts and it fit perfectly on my DPMS AR15. I used a laser bore sight and had it on paper at 50 yards on the first shot and bulls eye within 8 shots. I then reset the dials to ZERO and headed out to 100 yards. It took a couple more clicks but I was able to shoot bullseye pretty easily using the 12x magnification. I plan to shoot out to 200 and 300 yards next week and will post an update if I run into any problems. The glass was pretty clear from 3-12x with no problems at the higher magnification. The eye relief is rather short but I did not mind at all and felt very comfortable. All the colors on the reticle are nice but honestly I turned off and just used the black.So with all the good why only 4 stars? This is one HEAVY scope! I mean it twice as heavy as any scope I own (maybe more). I'm going to mostly use it at the range so its no problem for me, but it might be problem for others. If you can deal with the weight then its a great buy.

Scoured the net for a couple weeks looking for a scope for my new AR that would be functional but not something that I'd have to take a loan out to purchase. I came across this UTG 3-12x44 and everything looked too good to be true. I read all reviews and decided it was, at least, worth the try.PROS:SHIPPING: Shipping was SUPER fast and packaging was good quality.QUALITY: Open the package and the scope just felt sturdy. A little heavy, but sturdy. Good quality.MOUNTING: Mounting was just too easy on a picatinny rail. Good quality scope mounts.GLASS: Glass is fantastic. Good, clear optics.RETICLE: Illuminated mil-dot reticle. The "36 color" is a little overkill because the basic Red/Green work fine. It's a nice feature and helps in low light situations...and you choose the brightness....and it's MIL-DOT!!ZERO: My biggest skepticism was if this scope would hold zero. I went out and shot my .223 for a couple of hours. I easily got this thing to zero and was hitting paper targets at 220. yds! I transported the rifle just in the back seat of my truck (I don't have a good rifle case yet) and took it out the next day and it was still perfect...over 200 rounds later.This thing just looks good on this rifle and has given me everything and MORE than I wanted and needed in a scope! I had an ex-Army Ranger want to fire the rifle and asked me what my setup was. I kind of chuckled and told him it's supposed to be a 'low-end' UTG scope. He was extremely surprised. He shot it and loved it. He made a remark that he'd think this was a higher end Leupold if he didn't know any better.The ONLY con's I have is the front optic cover comes off very easily but, from reading some other reviews, a little black electrical tape on the inside will fix that.Only other thing to note (and this would be the case with any variable range scope) is that I have this mounted on a flat top upper and I wasn't able to really get to the charging handle with this scope mounted. Buy yourself a 3/4 in. riser and that problem is resolved.BUY THIS SCOPE!!