A $200 scope with more than 3-9X is going to be junk. A 3-9X40 is plenty of scope for 500 yards and even much farther and you will get a lot more for your money in that power range.
$200 is about the bottom rung on the ladder for a decent 3-9 scope. The Redfield, Burris, Nikon and Vortex scopes in that range are decent enough. But even those brands with higher powers in the same price range are not worth owning.
Not everyone can afford this at first but my advice for the most scope for the money is something in the Leupold VX-2 line. You can spend 2X more and only get a slightly better scope. You can spend $50 less and only have 1/2 the scope.
Buy what you can afford for now as long as you stay away from junk and move up when you can. Or save a little longer.
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