I start laughing every time I see a discussion about this. When I started hunting we all used open sights. Then we had a bid decision to make . K-4 weaver for woods hunting or K-6 for long range. When the Luepold 3x9 was introduced we were in hog heaven. 67.50 for a do it all scope.
My advise is to buy the best glass you can afford. Better to have a 1000.00 scope on a 200.00 rifle than the opposite. Hasbeen

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