Here's a suggestion if $$$ is a concern. Buy a used Leupold... the warranty is a life time one so you'd get the benefit of it if you needed.

I'm a Leupold fan. Bought my first one in 1967, a 3x9 vari-x II. I'm still shooting it on one of my guns...not sure which. Most of my guns have Leupolds on them. Others have Banners, ScopeChiefs, Tascos, Redfields and such. Only two types stand out. The Leupolds and the one Bushnell ScopeChief I have.

Do have a couple of scopes that move around under recoil.... and some that when I add some "clicks", give me more adjustment than what I "clicked" in. Those are the cheaper Tascos and some other similar ones. Not saying all Tasco's are cheap, but there were some.

My binoculars are close to 20 year old Leupolds too.
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