For years we have been asked by competitive black powder shooters to add a sporting scope to our catalog. We have found this ZOOM scope by Bushnell to be one of the best at a reasonable price. It is an excellent 15-45X with 50 mm objective lens for increased image brightness and has versatile three times zoom ratio for wide-field and medium range observation. The lenses are 100% hard magnesium fluoride coated for highest light transmission . The scope itself measure 16 ¾” in length and comes with a folding tripod that sits approximately 9” tall when all fully extended.