I'll probably spend between 3 and 5 hundred on the scope, but probably not when I buy the rifle.

I always have one or two center fire rifle scopes in stock, and only buy additional scopes when they are on some kind of yearly sale.

Willingness to wait on legitimate sales will reduce to scope cost by between 30 to 40%.

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
--- Will Rogers