Scope choices?

Michael's post above sums it up very well. In regards to cost, get what you can afford. If this will be your only airgun, then why not have the best optic for it in your price range. If you own multiple airguns, it gets tricky. Mounting the best scope on your best long-range gun. Having multiple scopes of the same brand/model on different guns. Selecting the right optic for a purpose-driven airgun. Wanting to try different brands and models until you find the right one can also be daunting.
 
More than 2 cents you make a lot of sense! Yes I wear glasses reading. This will go on a .22 dream tac compact, critter control . Nothing heavy


biggest questions are which critters and how far? How far you are shooting has the biggest determination on which type of scopes. I just got my dream-tax compact and still deciding on what I want to do. For now a 3-12 h30 barra scope from eBay does extremely well except a tad heavy, however it’s very versatile and have no problem from 15 to 50 yard, only thing holding it back is the BCD reticle.