You know, my brother in law said a similar thing to me when he tried to buy a garbage scope for an AR15 I built for him. So, I will make you the same offer.
Give your best friend the $80 and have him/her kick you in the ass 20 times REALLY hard. Just get it over with now.
In a few months, you'd be doing the same thing to yourself! You'll find that you wasted the $80 and you'll be kicking yourself in the ass for not putting the money towards a better scope.
Seriously, I don't know of many "happy" shooters who spend chump change on optics than their expensive rifles. Basically, if you can't clearly SEE your target, you CAN'T hit your target.
I have a:
$300 scope on my 10/22 plinking rifle.
$500 scope on my AR-15 M4.
$700 scope on my Savage 30-06 deer rifle.
$1,500 scope on my Armalite AR-10.
It's an investment in your happiness! If you shoot poorly you will not enjoy your rifle. Rule out the rifle (buy quality). Rule out optics and mounts (buy quality). Rule out ammo (buy quality). The only factor then is YOU, and you can improve.
Leave no doubt on where the error is. Buy junk and you'll never know what to fix because the errors can come from a combination of stuff.
Just my .02cents.