I bought an x-bolt last year and love it. I put a Nikon Pro-staff 3-9-50 on it and am extremely impressed. I have shot leupolds over the years, but for the money, the 100% lifetime warranty, and the 98% percent light transmission Pro Staff boasts, I don't think you can beat it. Had a small 6 point deer come in about 30 yards last year before legal shooting hours and I could barely see the rack with bare eyes, and wanted to check out how good the scope was. I put scope on him and was amazed at the amount of light let in by this scope, and the clarity could see the rack perfectly. Be sure if you get a 50 mm scope for your gun to order the High height x lock bases. Browning says the standard will fit a 50 mm and when I got mine in they did not and had to rush to find new bases before season.