I agree, I would lose the Firefly reticle. Personally if I had to choose, I would go with a Nikon Monarch first, than a Weaver Grand Slam followed by the Bushnell Elite 4200. All 3 of these scopes are very close in quality and are much better than the Leupold VX-II's.
Jon Jackoviak
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