Not that many "silver/stainless steel/ss" scopes out there, so choices are limited. I never buy high-end scopes because I will break it within a couple of years because of rough usage and carlessness. So, this scope jumped out at me for the money and it proved to be a best buy" in my opinion. It was practically centered (took 3 rounds to center), and after putting 500 rounds through the mini14, it hasn't drifted at all. I run a tactical training program so the 500 rounds were fired by five students at 100 rounds each, and carried through an obstacle course to boot. The rig took some falls and hits, but nothing has taken-out the scope yet. Also, I've read that the min14 is particularly hard on scope reticles, so I use a Buffer Technologies Recoil Buffer (also  bought through Amazon), but I don't really don't know if that helps the "reticle problem" or not.