[stagpanther]

I bought an SHV recently--very nice but as noted not a lightweight. Another thing--I aways thought Nightforce was all-American made--I was a bit shocked to see the SHV is not, which is probably why they are "cheap" for a Nightforce. Still, overall happy with the scope. You might want to take a look at Nikon's new "black" scopes--very nice for the money--and I hear vortex has a new entry into the "affordable" precision long-range scope arena that's making waves.