I do just that. I have never had a seconds trouble with either Tasco or Bushnell. When I started shooting steel silhouettes quite a few years back I looked at some Leupold silhouette scopes. At the time they wanted about 399.00 for them. I bought a 308 rifle and a Bushnell 10X silouette scope for about 400.00 dollars, a 788 Rem rifle. That 10X scope wore out two rifles over about 8 years. When I retired from the target shooting I sold the scope for 75.00 dollars. Still worked like new. Bushnell has been flawless for me. I figure they earned my respect and my continuing businee. I have never used any of the bottom of the line scopes. I expect to pay 80-100.00 for a good Bushnell and 60-85 for a world class tasco. I had one Burris scope and that was really a good one. My old Redfield has been a great scope. Never tried any of the new Redfield and I most likely won,t. I had one Simmons that the crosshairs broke in. I think that was my fault as I forgot to thighten the screws on the rings. I quess I am the only one who has had rotten luck with Leupolds