ok, first off let me say that i simply can't afford even the cheapest leupold that i've seen. so let's just skip the top end stuff. i know you get what you pay for but you can only pay for what you can afford. i paid $140 for an enfield .303 british that shoots extremely well. 600 yards, iron sites, i'm hitting a metal silhouette over half the time on the first time i shot it, without adjusting the sights. so the rifle shoots fine and consistant. I now want to scope it and use it for hunting. finding reviews for all the scopes is tough though. so far the bushnell banner and nikon prostaff series look the best for my price range. It doesn't look like NCStar is any good. I'm also looking at AIM and the Barska huntmaster, countour, ridgeline, hornet and varmint scopes i've seen on amazon. the bushnell sportsman is also on my list. I intend to hunt deer with this. I'm new to hunting as well. i'm in AZ, so longer shots are more common than back east. I will also be hunting in arkansas though. My understanding is that i'll be hunting mule and white tail between out here in the west and the times i go to arkansas. but, i also like taking those long range shots at the range. not while hunting, let me make that abundantly clear. I know it's inhumane to try and take a deer at too long of a range. i don't intend to do that. but, at the range, i like as much distance as i can manage. i've been looking at 3-9x scopes and some 3-12x (leaning towards those). the 4-12x and 4-16x are more than i need for this rifle i think. so, let's hear what everybody else thinks. any info or reviews of those brands and any suggestions you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
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