If you want a moderately-priced, totally reliable scope, then the answer is SWFA 6x.
If you want a Leupold, just watch the classifieds, as there is always a fixed for sale it seems.
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it. A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck. Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.