I don't know why I didn't mention the Leupold VX-R line of scopes, not up to the higher end stuff,
buy can come in under your price cap with a 30mm tube and has pretty good glass. And you don't
have to use the illumination if you don't want.
This because seeing the target is not the challenge. Seeing the reticle is. The illumination is a difference maker. If not going with illumination, go with the meopta metoprolol or conquest as others have said.
