Seams like the majority of the scopes have a gold ring on them. hmmmm....
Here's a pretty one that ain't got stink'n gold ring
BRNO ZG-47 in 8X64. 52 years old and still has it in spades. It's been hunted. This is one of the rifles I think about when I hear somebody say you gotta have stainless and plastic/form follows function/pretty is as pretty does and all the other buzz phases.
Thanks for the comment MagMarc. That was my "go to" rifle this year and it didn't disappoint.