Sheridan, thanks for the sound advice. Iv'e been looking at the Bushnell Elite, 4200, 2.5x10x40, at $399, the Burris Fullfield II, 4.5-14x42 at about $325, and the Sightron SII Big Sky 3-9x42 for $381. I'm by no means basing these choices on cost alone, Iv'e gone to the web sites and done some research, plus the help and feedback from the shooters on this forum. Would this be a good place to start to scope a .300 WSM? John