2 of us in last week's hunting camp had bulls called to within 10 yards. The longest shottakenwas 144 yards. I shot my bull@ 3x: that's where the guides told us to set our scopes, and I had no problem making him out at 70 yds. Where we were hunting, 15x wouldn't have been necessary.In fact, the lone bighorn hunter in camp came prepared with a Leupy 6x42, for those 300+ yard shots.

My understanding is that the 4200's are tough as anything else, and my experience is that they're incredibly clear for the $$$. I'd only classify them as a "target scope" if they were jacked up to a high magnification, & had an objective bell that was too big to shimmy into a saddle scabbard. Just my $.02...

Either the 3200 or 4200 would serve you well.One can find 3200's in 3-9x40 for < $200, and the 4200's for < $300. I believe there's better glass out there, but precious few better values.

FC

I have a Ruger 270 that I put a Nikon Bushmaster scope on and could not be happier. Great scope for the money.

I have a bushnell elite 3200 4-12 40mm on my 270 and I love it. I believe i paid 259.00 for it about 4 months back on the optic zone. I wont hesitate to buy another elite. Best scope for the $$ imo.