Oldelk,
What is your opinion of a larger diameter tube and the 50mm lenses? I guess I am ignorant on the subject. I have always thought that the larger the lense and tube the better the light transmission you will receive.

Everyone else,
You guys are helping me out alot. I am planning on looking through all three at bass pro but I know in a store that you really cant get the gist of the optics.

With all honesty I just want a really great scope. The only scopes I have ever owned have been borderline horrible. I have used a tasco 3x9x32 pronghorn, a old school bushnell fixed 4 power made in the 70's I guess, and a simmons whitetail 3x9x32. I grew up really poor and we didnt spend alot of money on this type of stuff we were looking for function not quality. Now that I have been out of college a few years I have a little money to spend on my hunting equipment and I just want what I can invest my money in and it will last me awhile.
I know any of the above are great scopes. I am trying to buy a scope that will last me many years down the road. I know if I buy a $100-200 scope that I may not be all to happy with it in the future then I would dump more money into another scope when I could have taken care of it now. I know Im rambling but I think most of you can probably see where I am coming from.