I guess if I had $3000 to spend on my deer rifle Id put leopold on it ,I don't have that kind of money. So my Savage wears a 3x9x40 Tasco Pronghorn its been bumped banged dinged dropped and fallen on dozens of times and had at least 2000 rounds fired under it in 15 years its been 10 years since I moved an adjustment for a zero . I shot at least 100 full tilt loads last year. My dad put a tasco 4x12x40 w/range finder on his 700BDL in 1972 ,its basicaly a 25-06 M40,since he quit hunting varments in the early 80s he hasn't touched an adjustment either. My best friend has a 700BDL lefty with a 3x9x40 leopold seems like we tweek it every year but he shoots a differnt factory lot every year too.
Avoid simmons, their like Buck knives if you get a good 1 yeah ,if you don't there's no hope.