Well, like I said it makes a great spotting scope. And honestly, that will (sadly) be its primary use. I will have it set for that one 300/600 range, and then leave it there and use it as a spotter for any and all ranges using my irons.
Etched mil-dots, side parallax adjust (basically my built-in range finder [:P]), 60x max. magnification...not quite as much eye relief as my old 3-9x Leupold (but hey what scope does), this wasn't a bad deal for $350.
As far as mounting goes, I don't LOVE the mount I'm using now, considering I wish the scope eyepiece was just about an inch or two farther away so I could get a better picture with my irons (and probably a good reason why I'm not shooting great scores with them, either). But, it's just about the longest mount I could find, cheaply at that, that would not cover forego the use of the ironsights. If anyone can find a better, in budget rail mount out there, please tell me and I'll definately consider it.
Luckily, this mount is very stable...
Jewbroni~