Simmons 511039 Review: Budget-Friendly Rifle Scope

Bottom Line

Sometimes you just need a simple and affordable scope because the larger, pricier ones are a little overkill, and when this is the case for you, the Simmons 511039 will be a perfect choice.

Clarity: Fully-Multicoated Optics

You can hardly very go wrong with a scope that uses the fully-multicoated optics like this one as it will utilize any little light available to ensure you always get the best sight picture for more successful shots.

These fully-multicoated optics are also designed to provide a long service life. You can be sure that your lenses will last as long as the rest of the scope or even outlast it whole still maintaining peak performance.

And to make sure that you get an even better sight picture, the scope will also make use of HydrosShield Lens coatings. This special lens coating helps to ensure that you will get the bright and clear sight picture in any weather, which makes this will be an ideal scope for use in different conditions.

Besides the clear sight picture, this scope also has the magnification to go with it to ensure an even more impressive performance. It has a 3-9x magnification range that will ensure you get the best of both worlds.

At the lowest setting, the scope will be perfect when you want a large field of view, while the 9x magnification will be very handy when you want to make shots from further out such as shoot deer from 300 yards away.

For the field of view, you will get 10.5 to 31.4 feet at 100 yards depending on your magnification setting. And this means that the scope covers a wide enough area to ensure you can pick up the target fast and easily.

Also, hunters will love that this scope will provide a preset parallax correction from 50 yards to infinity. Hence, you can always be confident of getting a parallax-free view for even more accurate shots.

Primary Use: Unbeatable for Small Game Hunting and Plinking

Given the magnification range that this scope will provide, its size and overall design, its primary uses will be things like hunting small gamer, varmint extermination, and also for target shooting or plinking.

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Depending on the rifle that you have and skill level, you can still use it to bring down larger game. However, because it does not have a very long range and the triplex reticle is not always the best for hunting big game, you will be better off sticking with the small game with this scope.

Also, this scope will be more ideal for daytime shooting as it is not illuminated, and it will also not include night vision, which renders it less useful in low light conditions.

Hence, this will be more useful for hunting during the day and in places where there is no thick cover as you need to allow it to gather as much light as possible to deliver the best sight picture.

Construction & Build Quality: As Good as It Gets for the Price

One will not expect a budget model like the Simmons 511039 to be indestructible but the good news is that the overall build quality still does not disappoint. For its price tag, this scope is as tough as it can get.

It is a one-piece scope made from a highly durable aluminum material that also helps to keep its weight down. With the tough but lightweight material, it will only weigh just 10 ounces, which means it will not add any significant weight to the rifle.

Also, this one-piece construction helps make it completely waterproof as there are no joints or connections that can let water in.

This ruggedly built rifle scope is also nitrogen purged like many other high-quality ones out there. The purging helps prevent fogging and it will also be tough enough to ensure it can take the recoil and impact well without getting damaged.

For the finish, Simmons gives this scope a nice and smooth surface that will help in reducing the glare and clocking the hunter to ensure it will be hard for the prey to spot you. Better yet, if the appearance of the scope matters a lot for you, the company provides two finish choices, which are black matte and silver.

Adjustments & Set-up: Easy Adjustment with SureGrip

Setting up the Simmons 511039 does not take a lot of effort even if you do not have a lot of experience doing it. This scope comes with a set of Rimfire rings to allow you to mount it easily and quickly. The inclusion of the rings also saves you the cost of buying them separately.

Besides being super easy to set up, this scope will also not take a lot of effort to zero in, and many hunters and other users will also love that it seems to hold zero well, which eliminates the need to keep resetting it.

For the adjustments, the company gives it a SureGrip rubber surface to make adjusting it a breeze. With this nice surface, you can adjust the scope easily even when you are wearing your hunting glove, which is super convenient.

And with the 1/4 MOA click value, you can be sure of getting even more precise adjustments for your scope for maximum accuracy.

The only thing that some users might not like is that the windage and elevation adjustment will still require you to use a screwdriver. What makes this a demerit is that many modern scopes provide simple and easy turn turrets, but for the price of this scope, this is something you can live with.

Price: More Budget-Friendly Scope

If you are on a tight budget when shopping for scope and want something that does a fantastic job and is fairly easy to use, Simmons 511039 is a choice that you will not regret.

For an under $100 rifle scope, the quality of this one is hard to beat and it will easily outperform many models that cost twice as much or even more.  Better yet, it will also come with the mounting rings.

That said, it is still important to keep in mind the fact that this scope will not come with all the extras that you would otherwise get with the more expensive models. But, all in all, given what you pay for this scope and what you get, there is nothing to complain about.

Verdict

A more budget-friendly but still well-built scope for hunting small game and plinking that is meant to give you excellent quality and a high-performance without spending much.

Simmons 511039 comes at a smaller price tag but will give you the performance of the high-end and more expensive scopes. This one-piece rifle scope is made from high-quality materials and will include fully-multicoated optics for a clear sight picture. And it will also provide an easy adjustment with the SureGrip surface and comes with the mounting rings.