ORIGINAL: DM
It's not the cost, but the quality of the lens that counts.
I don't agree, at least not completely! What about internal sealing?????
I'd much rather have a decent scope that the company has a history and reputation of NOT going south whenthere product isin the field, than a scope that's a bit clearer and of unknown quality!!!
Takeyour scope and put it in the freezer "overnight". Then drop it in a sink full of "warm" water and look for bubbles. "If" it won't pass this test, i wouldn't put it on my pellet rifle!!!
When i'm out hunting the last thing i need is my scope pukeing or even getting some fog in it, and i can say i've "never" had even one Leupold scope fail in any way in the field! I have thrown a couple cheaper scopes in the garbarage over the years though.
Drilling Man
I should have said quality of the scope in general. I was trying to throw in the fact that price isn't always a good indicator of quality.