I have several and like them very much. I'm a fan of the 44mm OB over the 50 but won't cast shade on it. I'm in agreement with the other posters in that they are excellent quality glass and are an outstanding value for the dollar.
Have you tried them side by side?
Hey, I thought I was a fan of the 44 over the 50 too; I bought a 44mm first. Then what happened was, it was going on a rifle I built with a PT&G 1-piece bolt, and in Talley Lowās the ocular (not the objective) was the problem- it wouldnāt clear the custom bolt. However at that time I saw that the objective cleared the barrel by a bunch. The comb on the Manners stock I used is pretty high; it actually matches up well with Talley Medās, so that worked out great.... so I thought what the heck, Iāll buy another one, in 50mm, and put the 44 on my 7 WSM Kimber.
Then I got the 50mm in hand, and saw what Iād call a pretty dramatic difference, so I bought a second 50mm for my Kimber. The 44 currently resides on my .223AI trainer.
The 44mm is awesome. In my opinion, owning both, the 50mm is awesom-er. Iām currently locked in a self-debate (oh Iām good at that, haha) over a third 50mm to go on my M700 Mountain Rifle, or a second 3-10 NF SHV (but with a lit reticle) to replace the SHV currently on it. The compact SHV is a nice aesthetic match for the MR; my hangup is that the V4 curb-stomps the SHV optically at all power settings that they have in common. They weigh the same (22 oz give or take). The V4 is considerably longer. Do I care about that? IDK.
As a dark horse, the ā44 goes on the MR and the AI gets something a little less āinterestingā (Leupold with a turret) put back on it. But Iām one GOOD scope away from completing my 2021/22 re-scope-a-thon and by golly, Iām gonna try to keep the fires of obsession burning a bit longer. Then I can return to my regularly-scheduled spending all my money on my boat-a-thon.