depends on which gun

Have a cheap RAR with a 2k scope

Have some $1500 rifles with 3k - 4k optic.

They all shoot better than I could ever live up to.

Have a 1022 with a $250 scope that shoots great too.

I'd rather have a cheap gun and put all the money in the optics...

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went"
Will Rogers