RE: Rifle advise ??
Get as much info as possible on scopes. You'll notice the Leupolds are overpriced about 100$ compared to the quality of other brands. 400$ gets you a Zeiss conquest 3-9x40, it blows away the Leupold VX III that are at least 100$ more for their 2-8-40 scope. If you want VX IIpricing get a Bushnell 4200 or Nikon Monarch for the same price and they are as good as the VX III's. Leupolds are fine scopes but just arent worth what you pay for them, if you start doing side by side comparisons with them. I've have 4 of them and all but one have been sold for Bushnell Elite scopes.