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fisherman66 · March 25, 2008, 06:51 PM

Bushnell's Elite offerings are quite good. Leupold doesn't always have the best glass in competitive price ranges, but what L almost always beats the competition with is ergonomics (eye box in particular). Shoulder a rifle with a L scope and start moving your head back and forth/side to side. Repeat with another brand and you typically will find other scopes less forgiving. If you are really consistent with your cheek weld this is less important.

Zeiss, Sightron and Nikon are worth consideration as well. Zeiss is about $75 out of your price range, but the glass quality is about as good as it gets without spendings several hundreds more. The Conquest 3-9x40 is really a nice scope.

Get your eyeball on a bunch of different models and look into the darker corners of the store.

March 25, 2008, 06:51 PM	#2
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,679	Bushnell's Elite offerings are quite good. Leupold doesn't always have the best glass in competitive price ranges, but what L almost always beats the competition with is ergonomics (eye box in particular). Shoulder a rifle with a L scope and start moving your head back and forth/side to side. Repeat with another brand and you typically will find other scopes less forgiving. If you are really consistent with your cheek weld this is less important. Zeiss, Sightron and Nikon are worth consideration as well. Zeiss is about $75 out of your price range, but the glass quality is about as good as it gets without spendings several hundreds more. The Conquest 3-9x40 is really a nice scope. Get your eyeball on a bunch of different models and look into the darker corners of the store. __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!