Not sure why, but when I saw a notice this am that someone added to this thread, got myself thinking of all the "good for the coin" scopes touted over the yrs and reminisced about which ones I bought into.
Weaver tactical
Vortex PST
Burris XTR II
NF NX8
Leupold ZL-ZL2 models, countless times, good scope, but sooner or later, you outshoot their dial distance.
Arken
I really wish I had somehow capped the eyepiece end of the arken and filled it with 22LR lead at 200 yards with a scope that would focus.
The only opinions I take today on which scope to buy comes from the voices in my head, and yes, there are many.
Not offering advice here, just musing, in public, hehe