First off....a good scope will NOT make you a better shot.
200 yards or less a $80 Bushnell will work up to a certain level of darkness. That's all I used til 2 years ago and only missed 1 deer. That wasn't the scopes fault either. Then I bought a Vortex Diamondback ($200). I love that scope. It's alot of scope for the money.
I believe where a scope pays for itself is in shots 400-500-600-700 yards long. I NEVER have a shot that long in Perry County. I wouldn't take that shot if I had it.
Bottom line is everyone has an opinion and you know what they say about opinions....
