I personally am blown away by the prices that the high end manufacturers can charge for their optics today. Way back when I bought a 15-60x spotting scope, a Redfield, for like $250. and it has served me well. It is real hard to wear out an optic by just looking through it.

My other auto is a .45

The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory