One thing to think about . . . beyond a certain point a brighter scope is not better. As far as I'm concerned, since I don't hunt at midnight, I don't need a scope that is so bright I can target animals at midnight. I find that Leupold VariX III scopes are bright enough for me to readily target animals to the limit of the legal hunting light -- for me 30 minutes before sun-up and 30 minutes after sun-down. What I find is that there is just barely enough light for me to identify targets with my naked eye at this light level. If I can positively identify a target in this light, my Leupold is entirely up to the task of getting my crosshairs on the animal and making the shot. I'm pretty sure that my Leupold would support targeting past this point of illumination -- when it was darker still -- but this would be outside legal shooting hours and I couldn't positively identify my target.

This is not to say there aren't other important distinctions between these scopes that makes one better than another. But just bear in mind that both of them may provide MORE brightness than anyone can use.

Note that I'm 49 years old and this may limit my eyes's ability to see in the low light conditions. On the other hand, there is still the legal shooting hours matter.