My choice would be simple. The Leupold features Diamond Coat Coatings. That means the precious optical qualities you want by going to a 50mm scope, will last far longer. Few know that scopes w/o super hard coatings loose noticable optical qualities after 4-5 yrs of regular use, even with the best of care. E
........but since he's never used either one of them, he doesn't really know which one is better. His comments about "diamond coatings" have drawn the ire of many folks here.
