Originally Posted by Nomercy448

I personally don't believe in BDC reticles, since you'll rarely find a load that even comes close to the ballistics that they use, but to each their own.

Personally, I think you're underbudgeting for your scope, putting a $5 saddle on a $40 horse doesn't make sense any more than putting a $40 saddle on a $5 horse makes.

For $200, you're looking mostly at 3-9x40mm scopes: Nikon Prostaff BDC, Bushnell Legend DOA or Trophy (or Elite 3200 on sale), Vortex Crossfire or Diamondback, Leupold Rifleman (or VX-1's on sale), etc will all meet your price specs.

I'd personally up the ante $50-100 more and get a Bushnell Elite, Nikon Buckmaster, or Leupold VX-1 or 2.