I dont believe in high dollar stuff is always better.

We have a $750 dollar leupold scope on our 22-250 and a cheap $100 dollar one on our 30-06 and the $100 dollar one actually seems the same if not better..

Dale, IMHO, I had rather have a higher quality glass $500 3x9x40 scope than a cheaper glass 16x or so scope.

I have a $150 Simmons Whitetail Classic on my Browning BAR 30-06 and have taken plenty of deer with it over the years. Usually take the gun out just before season to see that it is still on target and it always is. At least until this year. Not sure what happened but it was shooting 6" high. I did get a new box of ammo last year but shot two deer with it with no problems. I also left the gun out in the woods over night during an ice storm. Needless to say I went through a lot of emotions over that one. :( I dried it, cleaned it and a oiled it down and all seems fine. Not sure if that could have affected the scope though.

Junk vs. a quality scope? and $650.

Here is my take on it, just recently bought a new Simmons Prosport, 3-9x50 for my .22, trying to save a little money, retails for $109, and it was a mistake. I had a $250 Bushnell on my last .22 and the difference is very obvious. The Bushnell was so good I could actually see the small .22 hits in the paper where this Simmons has just a slight distortion in the lenses at any setting and magnification, enough that the hits on even the DirtyBird targets are blurry. So I saved maybe a hundred or a hundred fifty, but I've got a scope that's got lousy clarity, it was hard to sight in and at 50 yards there is a slight distortion at every setting--so I'm setting money aside for a better scope and it won't be a Simmons---

Look at the Vortex line. These scopes are awesome.

cabelas has the ZEISS CONQUEST 3x9x40 on sale for 399.00

This is the perfect thread for my question, as I stated earlier in this discussion, I've recently bought a Simmons for the .22 and it's going back, two others have checked it and agreed that it's pretty bad. How much should be sufficient to scope a .22--I know you can spend any amount you want to on a scope , but given the uses and range and power limitations of the caliber, shouldn't a $150 to $200 scope be more than enough? I just use it for squirrels, rabbits and such--my previous .22 had a $250 Burris on it, but it went with the gun. Or, should I just quit whinning and get a decent scope?------John

Clarity, eye relief, warranty, overall quality.

In my opinion a lot depends on the following: 1) how much money one can afford to pay, 2) how much shooting one does with that particular rifle, 3) how much recoil the rifle has. A high recoil rifle has to have a good quality scope or the cross hairs will shift. 4) some people have personal preferences for certain brands. 5) target shooting or hunting. When hunting one gets into a variety of light conditons.