Originally Posted by nuguy
Do they have the illumination control knob that turns and switches off in between settings or do they have the button on the side that you depress like in the stick photo?


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Pardon the low-quality phone picture, but this is how it looks on my 3-12x56. For the $299 price Doug sold these for, these were a steal. You are not going to find notably better overall performance in a scope with comparable features until you encroach onto the $1000 plateau. The illumination is done well, too, and is dim enough for use in the lowest of light.

If there is a weak point from an optical standpoint, I'd say it's the anti-reflective properties as you do get some minor image degradation in back-lit situations. It's noticeable but not bad, either. I've seen far more expensive scopes that were worse in that regard.