Does how much you spend on a rifle influence how much you spend on the optic, and do you find the ration changes as the cost of the rifle goes up?
$1200 on the rifle, what's the minimum you'll spend on optics?
$3000 for the rifle, will you budget more for a nicer scope?
$6000 for the rifle, have you already peaked on scope performance with your choice for the $3000 rifle or will you seek something even more "premium"?
I'm throwing out these numbers as examples, this could also apply to whatever floats your boat like say a trio comprised of a $300 (Ruger American), $700 (Tikka), $1400 (Custom 700)
Honestly, it has more to do with accuracy. Really accurate rifles rate really good scopes. A $3000 rifle that shoots 1.5 MOA, meh. Might as well stick a Leupold on that one.
I haven’t spent less than ~ $800 on a scope for a bolt action rifle in a looooong time.
