Up until about 15 years ago,I would have agreed with you,but not now.While leupold has been sitting back and increasing their prices while not making scope improvements,the competition has caught up,and now offer more for the same price.All of my hunting rifles used to wear leupolds,now none of them do.

If you're going to spend $400 on a scope, spend $50 more and by a Zeiss Conquest 3x9x40mm.