Thats an awesome scope Barnes Addict! Wish I had me a few of those!!

I think where Semi was going with this thread (correct me if I'm wrong) ... was finding a scope that fits his criteria/needs/wants that is of pretty good quality AND not super expensive.

If money wasn't ever an issue, we could all find what we want that fits our needs and desires. Heck, Leupold literally has about 150 options and a custom shop above that, and obviously they make quality stuff. Other top end manufacturers are similar.

The problem is finding something that fits our needs/wants/desires, and does the job well - and is within budget. There really aren't alot of options in the "pretty good quality / easy on the wallet" category. Lower end scopes by Leupold, Vortex, Sightron, Redfield, Nikon...and probably a few others. Then it becomes which of those fit your personal desires.

For me personally, if $ was never an issue, I'd probably have upper end Leupolds on everything I own. But as it is, I can't justify that - I have too many guns, most don't get shot much at all, or not nearly enough to justify spending that $ on. So I (like many of you probably) have to find a reasonable alternative that combines needs/personal preferences/quality/budget. For me, it has been the lower end Sightrons. I'm sure there are several others that would fit for me as well, I've just had good luck with them and so thats why I've been partial to them, considering quality/price/features.