Yep Ridge, mighty hard to beat 'em nowdays. Leupold's VX-R series was in that category also but , they discontinued them. I guess the market is changing. Now it's high power range , big Hubble objectives , with fancy dials and busy reticles that look like glowing Christmas tree. I reckon scope manufacturers don't think people hunt in the woods anymore and don't need a scope for killing game.
Yeah, the market is going off the rails to cater to the long range set. That's fine, but most of us in the eastern US don't need any of that for our hunts. Agreed on the VX-R. I've got a VXR 2-7 that is a great woods rifle option. While I'm not crazy about their point of origin (chicom), the Hawke 1.5-6x44 is a very nice scope. Just put one on my AR 450 Bushmaster.
