I think FC has given you the best advise so far. I will say that when it comes to optics, you get what you pay for. The RainGuard on the Bushnell Elites are nice but to me the extra eye relief on the Leupolds are the deal maker. Like I said in your other post, the Zeiss optically and quality wise is the winner to my eyes and 4" of constant eye relief is very very nice. The main reason I didn't buy a Zeiss before this is that it was the point of diminishing returns, I couldn't see spending the extra cash if the VXII gave me everything I wanted in a less expensive package. I got my Zeiss for the same price as a VXII so that made my decision easy.