I've had a few instances where I was a minute or two out from legal shooting time cutoff and was able to make a shot because of "decent" scope glass, combined with an adequate reticle. They were made with a 6x42 Leupold, a tritium-lit Trijicon, and an illuminated Bushnell LRTSi. The glass quality was good enough to bring in enough light. I've hunted a few cheapy scopes that would not have allowed those shots. Like others say, buy good binoculars, and stay away from those scopes that have a drastic difference in image quality from you binocs when the light gets dim. Many of us have been in a situation where the binocs can give a suitable image, but the scope has already faded out.
