Took it shooting yesterday. Only took 6 rds to get it dialed in at 50 yards right out of the box!! The clarity outside in actual use was far better than what I thought while looking through it inside my house at night, from 3x all through 12x. The side parallax adjustment is great as well. I was able to ring steel at 200 with boring regularity, and it didn't seem to lose zero after 100 rounds of .308. Only complaint is that there is a little bit of distortion and the edges of the filed of view, but it's only noticeable if you intentionally look at the edges.

The illuminated reticle uses a light that washes all over the inside of the scope, not just on the crosshairs, so that is a bit of an annoyance, but I don't forsee myself using the illuminated reticle. Just putting that out for those that will.

The rings that come with the scope appear to be of phenomenal quality, every bit as good as the Warne rings I purchased for another rifle. There are 4 screws per ring that tighten around the tube, which I feel provides a far more secure mount.

I wish the rings positioned it a hair higher, but overall I am extremely pleased with the performance of the scope. Even more so considering for my $113 delivered to my door, I got a set of rings that seem every bit as good as the last 30mm rings I got from Warne for another AR.

I would say this would make a great scope for someone looking for a decent scope on a budget, especially considering it's a 30mm tube!!

This is the toughest scope I have ever owned and I'm saying this after two years of hard and I mean hard use. I bought it thinking it would end up in the back of the safe or on one of my old deer guns. It's currently sittting on a precision ar10 I use for Leo swat applications. I have taken it out to 900 yards many many times and back to zero with no issues, still driving tacs at 100. I've put 100's if not 1,000's of match grade .308's downrange and zero issues. It was even dropped down a shaft at a not so graceful moment, figured it was history, that was months ago. Still no issues. I hope I didn't get a fluke good one because I will be ordering another one soon!

I purchased this item after allot of research. I am a 70 year old new air gun owner on a fixed income. The optics are clear and the features are exceptional for a scope at this price point. I did, however manage to break the front lens cover while mounting the scope. I was unable to find a replacement, even though I spent some time searching the internet. I went to the UTG website (leapers.com) and it was not listed. I emailed UTG (Leapers) and requested their assistance in locating the part so that I might purchase it. They shipped me one at no charge. That's just good business.

The sole reason this is receiving 5 stars is because of the value of it as a whole package. If your looking for a fun scope for 5.56/.223 or something in the neighborhood this is a great go to. The glass is fairly clear, better than most in it's price range but not great by any means but your getting a scope that is 3-12x, holds zero on a 5.56 and can almost shoot MOA groups. I put down a 4 shot group at about 1.35" @ 100 yards. The reticle is a bit thick but very usable and the lighting is brighter than it needs to be. The focus knob on the left side is actually great and makes it easy no matter if your at 15 yards or 180 yards to focus quickly. Bottom line is this is a great scope if you are on a budget but need something pretty accurate, buy it you won't be disappointed. Also comes with a battery, scope rings everything necessary.

Very nice scope for my DPMS Oracle 308. easy to zero and sight in. Parallax adjustment is huge plus for me. has a clear image at all magnification levels and different distances. I put hi profile scope rings on it but. I like the fact wind-age and elevation adjustments are lockable, another nice feature. Pretty good mid level scope in my opinion. As a casual shooter out to 200 yards it is a great scope. The reticle color adjustment is something that isn't that important to me, nice feature.
Update:
The hi profile scope rings are a good addition for me, more comfortable while sighting in target. Personal preference, it also gives more room to get to charging handle.
Update July 29 2016:
Zeroing scope was extremely easy, 4 three shot groups and I was in the black the rest of the day. Once I locked the adjustments down it holds zero even after 200 rounds of 308. Not that I'm a great shot but this scope is a great scope, I basically shot the center out of the target. I must correct my statement about color reticle. The red is blurry to me but the green is crisp and clear. I have astigmatism pretty bad so maybe that's why I don't really know. I am really pleased with this purchase. Both color reticles are clear to my sons 20-30 year old eyes.
I also had to call customer support at leapers for missing items in package, they shipped them to me in a couple three days. Happy customer.
24 March 2017:
Scope is great performer, well over 1000 .308 rounds, still holding zero, still clear and crisp image.