Hello TRAILMASTER
I to am a Leupold user. I do own one tacso
6x18 with the bullet drop compensater. I dropped the gun and bent the scope literally bent it and on the way back to the truck shot a doe (at close range) so I cant bitch much.
They replaced the scope for the shipping cost and I still have it mounted. When you set them side by side and look down range to 400 yard's there is no comparison in the clearity of the leupold. You may want to look at the swift scope's. I don't own one but have heard great things about them on this BB'S and even looked at them my self.
The 4x12x50 is $125 at focus camera
http://161.58.160.113/
The same in a Leupold is around $500 at Midway. You do get what you pay for thats why Im a little leery of the swift.
Hope I helped some

Mike