Page 2 - Mantis 3-9x32 AO Rifle Scope Reviews

Slim and sleek ,clear field of view .

Not much for this price that can be

I'm used to using UTG hunter 40mm scopes , but needed this smaller one to continue using open sights on a rifle . Once I got used to the smaller field of view I really started to like this . Seems pretty rugged , the optics are very clear . The mil dot reticle is very close to dead on . Crisp elevation and windage click stops . Good scope for the money , a no frills very usable scope on a PCP , don't know about a gas spring or spring break barrel . It was close to being optically centered right out of the box , once centered and mounted it only took about 5 shots at 25yds to zero in , and after 300-400 shots now it's still on the mark . I'd recommend this to anybody looking for an inexpensive good scope .

First, my perspective. I shoot field target so I'm pretty fussy about rifle scope performance. I did not buy this scope for field target work, I'm just pointing out that I am probably more particular about scopes than most and I'm more likely to find errors and problems and complain about them. I bought this scope as a light weight, small, graceful scope for a custom P-Rod with an MMMW barrel. That said, for the money this is a great scope. The objective focus is very crisp and "snappy". The lenses are coated and reasonably reflection free for a scope in this price class. The range markings on the adjustable objective lens are pretty close to accurate. The turrets are very good with crisp click stops though the azimuth (left-right) turret only has half the adjustment range of the elevation (up-down) turret. The eyepiece focuser is also very good. As I hoped, the scope is sleek, small, and light weight without all the clumsy knurls and knobs that are common on low cost scopes.

I really hate bikini scope covers. I get it, for the low price I am paying for the scope and only the scope. I'm not paying for flip up scope covers and rings and I prefer it that way as I am fussy about rings also. There are certain custom things I wanted the rings to do on my setup and typically you won't get rings that do that with a low cost scope so I feel I was better off without rings. But flip up covers would be nice. I bought a Butler Creek #28 cover for the objective end and a #15 cover for the eyepiece end and they both fit perfectly.

The turret covers thread off and reveal fingertip adjustable non-resettable turrets with very clean click stops. I was able to get my P-Rod zeroed in three shots and so far the scope has stayed put. I have found that the number of shots required to achieve zero tells you a lot about the quality and accurracy of the turrets. Three shots to zero on a new installation is pretty good. I torture test turrets on new scopes before installation by screwing each turret end to end several times looking for binding and soft spots in the click stops. This scope passed that test with flying colors. I have no idea whether this scope will stand up to springer abuse but on a PCP it is working well.