The Bushnell elites are fine scopes and IMHO Bushnell hit a home run with the newer 6500's. I'll soon be putting a 6500 2.5-16X42 on my .338 Ultra. What really impresses me about the 6500 is how incredibly consistent the 4 inches of eye relief is when going through the entire magnification range.

Fritz, You may be surprised to know that Leupold gets their glass mainly from Japan and China to Leupold's specifications. Really the only thing they produce in the states is the metal parts.