I have 4 Nikons, one of which is a Prostaff, and BTW, in that price range that Prostaff surprized me at its clarity. I never owned a Monarch but if they're that much better than the old Buck Masters and Prostaff's then in my opinion they're a first rate scope. I have three of those Buck Masters, the ones before the current Wally World Cheapies that are excellent for a $300 Scope. They competed against the Leupold VX-2s and were very similar in light transmission quality. At present time, along with that old 3-9x40 Prostaff, I have a 4.5-14x40 Buck Master and two 6-18x40 Buck Masters and one Leupold VX-2 and all three have parallax adjustment and I can't tell much difference in those 5 scopes. If I run into a deal on a good used Monarch in a power range of 3-9 or 4-12 I will probably jump on it.
Last edited by Filaman; 10/13/20.
