I prefer the elites. I have a 3200 5X15X50 AO that sits on a 270 Weatherby and a 4200 6X24x40 MOA dot that is on a 2506. I traded a friend a leupold target scope for the 4200. I found that the optics are cleaner in the elites than in the leupolds, and I have had many of them. The Leupolds are excellent scopes too, but I like the elite line better.