I just purchased a Nikon Buckmaster last summer to mount on a Rem 700 in 30-06. Very impressed with the scope and gun combination. I looked at the Leupolds as well,and a very nice and reliable scope, I thought the optics looked a bit clearer in the Nikon.
As far as the price, I considered what I would be doing with the gun. It gets used for our annual deer season, mid range shooting mostly, and bear hunting every 5 years. If I were to throw in annual elk, or long range western or much more intense and demanding hunts, I may have stepped up. Budgets were a factor.
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