ORIGINAL: Will_C
Price range is an important part of any recommendation. You do get what you pay for with optics.
IMHO, the best combination of price and performance is the Leupold VX-II.
Will
I totally agree, but mostly because I love ample eye relief, and I find the Leupold's have as much or more than most.
I have looked through scopes with equal clarity, some with justlitle bit more clarity (to my eye) but none that combine all the qualities along with the AMPLE EYE relief.
That said, there are some that are close, to me anyway.