RE: Leupold and Nikon off track?
I use to have a Nikon ProStaff on my Genesis and I loved it. I have a Buckmaster on my Rem 700 and love it. And I have an Omega BDC on my Endeavor and love it too. IMO, Nikon has the best scopes on the market... and yes I have had experience with other scopes. Leupold, Bushnell, Burris. You just never hear anything bad about Nikon scopes. That can't be said about other brands.
I still don't get how you get these companies to just send you stuff to test. Do you just ask and they send it or what?