RE: Best scope for the money
Count me in the Bushnell 4200 crowd. However, given the Leupy-vs-Conquestchoice, I'd go Zeiss.
Nikon makes good products, but I have a problem with storeclerks trying to shove them down my throat. Several times (with several different products) salesfolk have tried to convince me to buy a *clearly* inferior -yet more expensive- Nikon over other brands. I have several buddies who've had this same thing happen.