RE: buying scope on a budget
I have to toss in my vote for the Bushnell Elite 3200...VERY clear and bright optics, more eye relief than my Dad's Monarch, and has features that the $200 scopes from Leupold can't touch- 1/4 MOA fingertip click turrets, great lens coatings, and a great warranty as well..and a one piece tube, which I can't find any Leupold bragging about any more...