I'd wanted one for years but never bought one because I couldn't shoot up to its ability. About 4 years ago, I decided to buy one and have never regretted it. Even though I work in a shop, all the distributors were always on backorder, so I went up to Williams and paid retail. Once I put an Ultradot Matchdot on it, it was goldern. My almost 60yo eyes couldn't see the sights as well anymore but the optics cleared it all up. Williams normally has them in stock, at least the few times that I've been up there. I'd get the 7in model if you're using irons and the 5.5in with optics.