How good or bad are Weaver varible handgun scopes. Lone Hunter

Lone Hunter,
I've had a 2.5-8 Weaver for a few years now and I'm real happy with it. Have it mounted in a set of Leupold Cross Slot rings(weaver style)and I swap it around on different barrels as needed, right now it's sitting on my 15" VVCG Encore in 376 Steyr. I read somewhere that this scope is basically the same scope as the old Simmons 2.5-7 Gold Medal(I have both) and if you put them side by side you can't tell the difference except for the name.
Mark