While this scope has a lot of nice features for the price point my product in particular ...
593040
While this scope has a lot of nice features for the price point my product in particular had very mushy adjustments and dust particles in the glass that have prompted me to return the item.
4518627
judging buy it at its price point; this is a great scope. SOME WARNINGS THOUGH! this is NOT suitable for a breakbarel spring pistol air rifle! the recoil is WAY to harsh for even a bigbore rifle scope on the spring piston air rifles.

the rings are a bit flimsey when installing ,but once gently tightened up...they hold fine. I have used my scope on .22's and pump air rifles....with no problems. my scope is now about 20 years old and is still very clear after being tossed in drawers,boxes and some moves.
MAKE SURE to adjust the sight focus(not the power zoom) the lens nearest your eye.....to get a clear picture it needs spun out about half way back (i have 20/20 but wear readers sometimes.).
IREAD SOME REVIERES complain about this not being the item listed
THIS SCOPE SHOULD BE 3-9 variable power,say tasco on eye peice,come with see-thru caps. IT SHOULD NOT BE FIXED POWER, that is a clear seller mistake and not near as good a scope.

the weakest link in this product is the scope rings, but again ,if you take care when tightening not to strip the screws......it will hold great on NO RECOIL air rifles and .17-.22 rimfires. PS its paralex is set at 50yrds (i read some where that you can adjust that by using a pick to turn the front lens in/out but can't confirm (but the lens is threaded and seems plausible)
4878508
What I don't like about this scope is that it only focuses down to 15 yards. At 10m, it's blurry. That's a big oversight on an airgun scope. Admittedly, at this magnification range, the guns wouldn't normally be shot at 10m. The problem for me is that when I get a close shot on a small animal, I can't take it.

Everything else about this scope is great. It's mid-priced, with clear optics and a nice fine reticle. Side focus is convenient. Magnification range is appropriate for small targets.

I have this mounted to my Air Arms TX200, and it's a nice combination for field target shooting. I also took a squirrel at 38 yds.

A better scope costs significantly more, and this is only eighty bucks more than the UTG scopes, which aren't as good. A good midrange scope.
1837805
I have thought about purchasing an o-scope for home use, for many years. I've always been prepared to jump in at somewhere around this price-point but, until this scope was released, I was looking for features that were only included in much more expensive models. I have used a large variety of o-scope models and brands in my work as a laser engineer and had always found that there were certain signals that required an analog scope, to see subtle detail, in certain modulated signals. When intensity graded displays entered the market, I could finally eek out those subtle signals but the price point was way beyond what I could justify for home use. When I saw that this unit had 4 channels, 64 level intensity graded display, 1Gsa/s and RS232/I2C/SPI triggering/decoding, I knew the time was now.
Pros: A well built, incredibly handy unit with an almost absurd suite of features for $399
Cons: I've found the I2C decoding to be a bit hit-or-miss. With a bit of detective work, it can still be a useful decoding/trouble-shooting tool, but it occasionally mistranslates bytes and only translates what is on the screen (not the entire buffer contents). Unfortunately, the mistranslations multiply, as you zoom out the screen to include more bytes in the window. On the other hand, the ability to specify a particular address and byte value occuranace to trigger on, is a huge plus. With a bit of experimentation, I have been able to find what I was looking for, even with the limitations of the decoding.
3633443
It's a great scope for the money. After using it in an indoor range I realised that the blue setting comes on randomly, even though I have it off and in between red and green. Should have checked if it would switch colors while on.
That's a half a star for functionality.
it's pretty heavy. Just taking that off reduced my weight considerably. I now only use the red dot.
that's half a star For weight.
the red dot has no "click" for you to know your adjusting your angle.
That's half a star.
there's a small piece of metal inside the scope.
half a star for that.
all of that being said I would buy again because this scope rocks. I wish my mosin was drilled and tapped. The adjustments for the scope click just loud enough for you to hear, and there is a "zero lock" is what I call it. Little nuts that you tighten to ensure your zero isn't lost.
again I would not hesitate to buy again!  If your on the fence don't just get off, jump, fall, crash, leap off into this scope.
since I took it off email me at robertpohlman24@Yahoo.com
I don't need it so I'll give you a good price.
2512246
So, I've owned this scope for a while now, and there's a lot to talk about in regard to it.  I generally don't bother writing reviews, but when I saw that this thing is no longer in production, I know I had to make note that it's not due to a failure of the product.  Bresser, or any other manufacturer, would do well to resurrect this design, and potentially make additional models of other objective sizes available as well.

I'll make this brief and mention the types of uses I've found for this where it exceeds other scopes.

I'll indicate pros and cons via the character used as point bullets:
"+: means a good thing
"-" means a bad thing
"+/-" means a neutral
"*" means a note

Target Shooting:
+ The LCD screen provides a way to see your target and not change position.  This was THE key feature that enticed me to buy it.
+ The camera allows for an easy way to track progress when training with paper targets.  Use it to supplement, not replace, a shooting notebook.
- The magnification is a bit high, but workable and not excessive by any measure.  You may need to nudge your scope stand depending on if you're shooting pistols at 10 meters or rifle at 100 yards.  While it's fully capable of reaching further than that, due to the needs of competitions past that range, you'll probably choose another product.
+/- I generally dislike zoom in a scope, as it just takes the same image and makes it darker, giving the perception of "zooming" in.  In the case of a camera/spotting scope hybrid, it could actually be more useful than what may generally be the case, though.  This is just a thought, considering is a new one is ever developed.
- The older-type LCD screed gets a bit flooded by light when outside, and the light shade provided is only okay-ish.  The light guard is also flimsy and detachable.  I feel like I'll either eventually break it or lose it.  Poor execution, there.
- Too big to be mounted inside a pistol box
+ Excellent soft case that works well with any scope stand

General Field Use / Distance Viewing
+/- It's generally okay.  The optics are alright, but I'd go with lighter or higher quality options if given the choice.
- The camera does not pick up light super effectively...in low light condition, you're going to pick up anything.
- It's not tough enough to take out into anything expeditionary.  The scope might survive, but it'll be worse for the wear.
+ Paired with a scope grip instead of a tripod, it actually preforms admirably as a light duty, easy to use scope, with a screen...which is very, very nice
- I wouldn't trust it to survive in the rain

Conclusion: This is a unicorn in terms of usefulness to a competition shooter who likes to keep records of his progress.  It's a shame to see it disappear, but I hope that in the future more versions of a similar product are made, some smaller and cheaper for pistol competition use, others larger, weatherproof, and higher quality for use out to 600 or 1,000 yards, and yet others that are a balance for other general uses like bird watching and even surveying.  Until that point, I'm very happy that I obtained one before they vanished forever.
4865027
Purchased this scope for my S&W Sport 5.56. Out of the box looked rugged and solid. Installation made no problems, the adjustable quick detach feature is very nice. There was no surprise for me that the scope sat a bit low on my flat-top AR, and the raiser solved the problem.
Next day took it to the range. Noticed some minor cons.
1. Not an CQB scope at all, definitely built for different purpose.
2. Windage and elevation dials do not have screw caps. The locking rings are a nice feature, however they do not protect of the ambient conditions.
3. They state it's zeroed at 100 yards. False. My first series of three at 50 yards came around 8 at "seven o'clock" with OK grouping.

UPDATE June 2014
Did not use the scope for about a year, and then found that the reticle illumination stopped working. Battery changing did not help. Still usable, but minus additional two stars for poor reliability. And minus one more for the battery - none of my local stores carries this kind of battery.
To make long story short - people, stop waisting money for the cheap chinese crap! Get something a bit more expensive, but reliable.
619968
Great scope with good optics, and didn't have to break the bank.
1569015
I got one of these to try.  It has the exact features I wanted in a scope.  Budget scope under 10 inches in length with a circle dot reticle.  The first one I received had blurry spots in the field of view when above 2 power.  The focus ring was also loose.  I immediately returned it and Amazon was great with a no questions asked I had another in a week.  The second scope I received was exactly the same as the first.  Anything above 2 power was blurry.  Trying to read a license plate from 50 feet was not clearly focused.  If I pushed on the side of the focus ring the image would come into focus on the side I was pushing on and get more blurry on the opposite side.  On 1 power it seems fine.  So I put in on my Daughters airsoft XCR.  I hope they straighten it out cause I love the features in this scope.  David
1260010
It has just the right 3 magnifications for my pocketwatch hobby and is a great value.  Having said that, the optics are only fair.  Under certain circumstances, the ripple in the middle of one of the lenses is problematic.  I'm looking for a similar piece with better optics, but 'til I find it, this will work pretty well most of the time.
4850634
For me it comes down to the quality in the image. This scope has it and for under $1000, I don't know how much better you can get when you consider the features that come with it. I highly recommend this scope, particularly for the money involved.
4300339
This is a great scope for the price.  I  put it on a 300 win mag rifle, fully prepared to return (or trash it if it failed outside of retrun window).  But this  turned out to be good.  It has held zero after ~100 rounds.  It can stand up to scopes that cost 10 times as much.

I believe that the reason for all the bad units that customers recevied is quality control at the manufacturer.  For example,  5-10% may be defective.  But those that are not defective, are as good as any high end scope.  And that is how they can offer it for such low price.  The QC for 99.9% quality costs a ton, and makes the Leupolds of the world pricey.  Here the manufacturer/seller seems to be making the trade off -  acceptable higher failure (and thus return) rates for keeping the price low.

My two cents -  if you get a defective piece, try returning and getting a replacement.  Chances are that you will get a working one.  If not, retruning is always possible with Amazon.
2564927
This is a very nice scope as far as options and construction are concerned. The main drawback I found with this item
is the complete absence of any instructions whatsoever. They include the batteries for the reticle illumination and the
laser light, but you have to figure out where they go. The cap for the batteries for the laser light was on so tight that it
required the gentle use of a pair of padded channel locks to loosen.
Once that was done, the only other drawback was that the reticle illuminating light has too much bleed into the optics
tube which is a little distracting.
Overall, a nice item for the price, but the lack of instructions takes away a point.
2151344
Sain Smart, I only bought this USB O-Scope because i am familiar with your name and i have several other products made by you.  That implies that i normally find your products top-quality.

The irony here (as has been pointed out many times) is that this scope is actually pretty good, especially considering the price, and the software seems okay once it is up and running.  But, let's be real, the action of installing the driver on windows 7 64 bit has left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

If the user has to perform some complicated steps to install the drivers, hire an English speaking writer to write those directions for you.  It was my intent to give new users a synopsis of how to install them, but after wrestling with it for 2 days, I'm not exactly sure what combination of actions I did that eventually worked, having installed and uninstalled it about 25 times.

In my opinion, for the price, this is a 5-star scope.  I gave 4 stars because of the wackiness related to installing the drivers on win7 64 bit.
3476499
First scope had ~200 rounds 5.56 on a DDM4 through it before the glass with the cross hairs broke off internally and rotated 110 degrees clockwise, upon emailing Monstrum pictures and a detailed summary they have sent me a brand new one saying the problem can occur and has occurred with other purchasers but it is an anomalously that occurs due to manufacturing techniques.  Should be receiving the new scope soon, I guess as a low cost scope with a low-light feature its not a bad deal especially if you get 2.  Also, the scope holds a decent 0 even after the glass was rotating i was hitting a tight group at 50 yards, so i'd consider it a cosmetic issue with possible affects on performance.  Due to their good and quality  costumer service i would still recommend this scope to a friend on that basis and that it shoots decent.  If you have the money however i'd recommend the p-223 by nikon a 3-9x  for about 190$ (with mounts) but at less than half the cost this scope isn't a bad deal.
1995985
I just got this scope, and mounted it on my crossbow. Initial impression: Impressive! This would be very comparable to the Leupold Prismatic, but that being a $500 optic, this scope is very attractive.

What I like:
- Packaging is good quality (comes in a nice box)
- Solid build quality
- Amazingly clear optic
- Great light gathering in low light
- Crisp, functional reticle
- Illumination looks fantastic; 1 is great for low light and 11 is enough for a bright summer day

What I don't like:
- I wish it had a squared crossbolt that would fit into a mounting rail's grooves more solidly
- The adjustment knobs have no lines and not the most positive click adjustments. This is the only place where I feel this optic is "cheap".

I will update more as I start shooting my crossbow with it on. I am hoping it will stand up to the challenge before hunting season. Otherwise, its going on my 10/22.

7/22/15 - I have to knock off one star. Reason: No markings for direction (U or R) on the knobs! I figured it out (clockwise clicks for Up and Right), but something written on it would have helped... Unless I got one that happened to pass QC without markings...
3985755
I bought this scope to shoot around the house so I didn't expect much for the price but turns out it's a pretty decent product. I did have to return the scope because I could not get it to adjust enough to the left to be able to zero it in with my laser boresight. I sent the first one back about a week ago to get replaced and still waiting on the new one to come, but the company so far has been very helpful in returning the first one and trying to make it right, I just hope that the new one that shows up allows me to zero it in with the boresight. I will update this once I receive the new scope.