I know there are better quality scopes but I wont take anything out without rainguard anymore. I lost a buck of a life time using a Leupold VX III. It was in very cold weather with blowing snow I walked up on an amazing buck, I threw the gun up and the scope immediately fogged from the heat off of my face by the time I got it wiped off it was just too late. I had 6 Leupys at the time and they have all been sold. I mainly use Bushnell Elite 4200 line now for hunting rifles. Fav is the 2.5x 10x40. You couldnt give me anything else to take out don't care how much more it cost to purchase.
I only hunt in WV so I guess that my fav.