About 10 years ago I decided to just get crazy on a lot of X's (power) for what was going to be a dedicated varmint rifle. Wanted a Leupold 8.5-25X, but couldn't afford it, so I started checking other brands. Found out most of them were right up there in price too, so I ended up with a Bushnell 4200 8-32X40. Was blown away by its "clarity" (about as technical as I'm going to get on optics.. although I love reading your tests on scopes that I have, or have considered).
Since then, I also bought a 6-24X40, and a used 4-16X40. Love all three. By the way, changed my mind on the varmint rifle, discovered the extra X's don't bother me at all, in fact come in handy at times, and now the 8-32X sits on a CZ 455, the 6-24X sits on a Ruger 10/22, and the 4-16X sits on a Rem 870 slug gun. I have other more "suitable" scopes, but I like those pretty well.
