I agree with Rebel in his recomendation of a Zeiss scope. Unfortunately that is an apples and oranges comparison. The Nikon you mentioned is a 250$ scope. In order to get a comparible Zeiss you would have to look at the CONQUEST 4.5-14x44 AO MC. Then you are talking about a 500$ scope.

I own a CONQUEST 3-9x40 MCand it is the best scope I have ever owned. However, the upfront price is not cheap. The one thing I can always be confident of is the fact the Zeiss will always hold its value better than 90% of the other scopes in the market. This is a big issue to think about.

If you ever decide to upgrade or change scopes, the Nikon will lose its value relatively quickly compared to other brands. That means in the long run it could cost as much to own the Nikon start to finish as it would to just to buy a Leupold or a Zeiss from the begining.