Jimmy, that’s a fair question that puts things in perspective. 15 years ago, the answer would have been easily leupold. Today, in that price range, it’s harder. I would probably lean towards Meopta (or Zeiss). For a few hundred more, there are more options like Swarovski Z5 and hunting line of NF, or if you can still find them, the LRHS from Bushnell. The SS HD glass is adequate and repeatability stellar, but I’m not a fan of the reticle for lowlight hunting conditions. For precisely the reasons you mention, I would not go the Leupold route—-been there done that x2. In both cases, I figured it cost me a couple hundred dollars and a silly amount of frustration and time. I’m a real fan of Tract binos but want to see a few more tests of the Toric line of scopes. I’ve got a great shooting T3x in 06 that’s looking for an upgrade in optics.