I've got a few Bushnell Elites that are great scopes and certainly not blister pack at Walmart quality. I'd put them up against a lot of other scopes for wet conditions or twilight. Just sayin.
Which is why I said "cheap Bushnell". Your Elites sure didn't cost $150 did they, so why bring them up here?
Busnell, Vortex, and a whole bunch of other scope companies are in the same boat here, with really cheap stuff at the low end and some decent options at the high end. The high end stuff doesn't make the cheap stuff any better, but it does confuse some into thinking the whole brand means top quality, apparently.
If the OP wants to avoid cheap Chinese stuff for $150, his only real option is a decent used scope like a Leupold VX-II or something similar.
