FWIW Brian, I think you've already established that you're a decided improvement over the late, unlamented Trevor, who was clearly in over his head. You're spot on about all the speculative naysaying being done.

As far as the infamous Response is concerned, maybe one of the Jons will pony a new one up for you to test, minus the tossing. Form did a good job and knows his stuff, but maybe his (used?) example was just a fluke, or maybe not. I'd actually like to see one of their rimfire models tested myself, maybe against one of the similar Hawke models or a Nikon. Another good one would be the Tekoa 2-10x42, as that power range seems to be somewhat in vogue.

What fresh Hell is this?