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Hello All

I just picked up a NIB B&L Balvar 6-24x40 AO. It is gloss with a duplex reticle. I paid around $400 for it. Good buy or not? I had a couple of these scopes years ago and can't remember much about them. What's everyone's opinion of them? Are they equal to a VariXIII of the same era? Were the B&L Elite scopes better or the same scope as the Balvar? Also, what is the difference(if any) between Balvars with the red triangle on the windage cap and the ones that say Bausch and Lomb(with small stars) on the windage cap. If I remember right the ones I had years agao were of the red triangle variety and this new one says Bausch and Lomb. I don't have it in my hands and was curious about a few things. Thanks in advance.