If he has to wait a year or two to save for a 400 dollar scope, Should he just say the hell with hunting until then? I would have had to skip many years to come up with that much money. Many people I know will never have the money to spare to buy a 400.00 dollar scope. I had 30 or 35 years of great hunting before I could buy a Luepold. My Bushnells performed to perfection for all of those years. I am glad I didn't waste those years setting home because I could not afford a high dollar scope. I quess its his choice, I would buy a GOOD 100.00 scope (of which there are many) and get on with hunting. I can't afford 200.00 boots either but I can walk well without them. Same difference.