I called SSK to discuss ordering a barrel from them and guess who answered the phone ? I talked to JD for a half hour or so, he was alone on a Saturday in the office writing an article for a magazine. After ordering my barrel I asked about scopes as I was trying to stick to s budget. He said that due to a contract he had torture testing a certain manufacturers scopes he said he couldn't recommend a certain brand over another but if he were buying one that would take the harshest recoil it would start with an L and end with pold. This was before they sold scopes.