in my opinion, the Nikon Monarch series of scopes are spot on your budget and are great scopes.
off topic, please delete your other incomplete question.
I just bought this same rifle and went through the same scope decision for about the same amount of money. I found Cabelas has a great user rating list for a lot of common scopes. I ended up going through with a Leupold VX-II. I own two other rifles (hand-me-downs) with 40 year old Leupold VX-II. They have been through a lot but they still work great. I hunt on the Pacific cost where it rains inches on a single day. The hunting is good and the optics do not fog up nor have they leaked.
nikons are great,,have one on muzzleloader,,i would check out the new leoupold vx 3 with the drop in cdc
in my opinion, the Nikon Monarch series of scopes are spot on your budget and are great scopes.
off topic, please delete your other incomplete question.
The Nikon D60 is not bad for the money.
Leopold V-II
Best scope for the $
I just bought this same rifle and went through the same scope decision for about the same amount of money. I found Cabelas has a great user rating list for a lot of common scopes. I ended up going through with a Leupold VX-II. I own two other rifles (hand-me-downs) with 40 year old Leupold VX-II. They have been through a lot but they still work great. I hunt on the Pacific cost where it rains inches on a single day. The hunting is good and the optics do not fog up nor have they leaked.
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