Dave, that post is pretty old is it not? I think I've seen Frank post more positive stuff about Leupold as of late, but I could be wrong.

As to Premier, I have one of their Premier Heritage Light Tactical scopes. I really like it, and it has been a good scope thus far. They have now folded shop and were bought out by Tangent Theta out of Canada. http://www.tangenttheta.com