www.swfa.com has a killer sale on Nikon Monarch's right now !! Picked up a 6x42 for my son's .223 last week and it is very close to being as bright as my Swarovski PV or Ziess Diavari !! The recticle is a lot harder to see than the other scopesin severe low light.....but the brightness and clarity is really not that much worse at all !! The Nikon was only $188 compared to the $1000 I paid for each of the others(and the Swarovski was a display model) !!
I have had2 Burris's and would buy a Nikon Monarch UCC any day over one !! My buddy has a Bushnell 3200 IR and I would rather have a Monarch !! Just my .02$ from my recent experinces !!!