For the most part, great scope. I like them better than the elite series.
The Good: Great optics, multi coated, tough and bright, sleek. I think the optics, especially the coatings, were better than the Leupold coatings of the day, even the "multi-coat" Leupold came out with in 1990 as I recall.
The Bad: Longer and heavier than an equivalent Leupold. The entire ocular turns when you adjust power, thus the flip up type covers don't work so well. The elev/windage adjustments are sluggish, typically take a few shots to move after an adjustment.
I still like them, in fact I just picked up a NIB 4X Balfor compact just because I got the chance to do so.
