Schimdt and Bender 8x56 if you can find an old one but it would have to be almost an antique to go for that price. But the few times that a Leupold would not cut it it was already well past legal shooting hours so I feel like that is a nice perk. One of these occasions I was near a road and the Buck knew something was up and didn't come in till dark 30. Unknown to me the whole scenario was being watched by a game warden who later said good thing I didn't shoot that buck.

"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli