New guy with question on Axis ammo and scope

[fla9-40]

First off BlackHeart_HMFIC, WELCOME to the forum! Lots of good people here I have found out.....

WOW....I'm hurt! MrFurious called my $450 Millett CHEAP! =

My pick for scopes are the Vortex and Millett line. I have 2 Vortex, one on a .223 and the other on a .308. My Millett is on a 7mm magnum and have not had a minutes problem with it. If you go with the Vortex, I would start at the Diamondback or Viper series.

I concur with MrFurious about the SMK.... not recommended for hunting, but I love them for poking holes in paper.
Agree again about practicing with what you will shot, you know then what to expect.

[J.Baker]

First off BlackHeart_HMFIC, WELCOME to the forum! Lots of good people here I have found out.....

WOW....I'm hurt! MrFurious called my $450 Millett CHEAP! =

The problem with Millet is that they're like the old Tasco in that they had their bargain basement garbage that was sold in every mom & pop gun shop and discount store across the country, and then they had their "good" scopes which were only available through select dealers. Of course now everything Tasco makes and markets under their own name is essentially garbage from what I've seen. To be fair, I haven't bothered to pick up and look through a new Millet in the last 2-3 years, much less shoot with one, so they may have stepped up their game and started offering some higher quality pieces. Even so, the NIB Millet's I see at the gun show each month all have a price tag of less than $100 on them so they're clearly still making a lot of garbage to.

With so many reputable brands out there with solid reputations, why take the risk on a more suspect brand name?