>>9196
...also, I would have thought there'd be at least a little difference in build quality. Primary Arms has a 1-6x24 that runs just a tiny bit under $200 most places most of the time. I would have expected it to be superior, in clarity of glass, in repeatability of adjustments, things like that, to, for example, a $59 Pinty or Feyachi Amazon special. I freely admit that there's a lot about this topic I don't understand and I could be completely nuts here.
An acquaintance of mine who's just getting into guns got a used 10/22 and I helped him put a scope on it. He got a "Gotical" brand Amazon special, fixed power 4x airgun scope. It was better than I thought it would be for under $50. The glass was not great but better than I expected for the money. The adjustments tracked and I was able to zero it for him with minimum difficulty. Then he turned the adjustable objective focus ring and it came off in his hand. I'd like to avoid that, if it's avoidable under $200.
I was actually thinking hard about the Konus "Event" 1-10x LPVO. They occasionally come up on eBay for $240-ish. I really like the clean, minimalistic reticle, but I know it's a "budget" brand, maybe a tiny bit above the Barska/BSA/Tasco level of quality. I can't find much in the way of reviews, and I wonder if the eyebox is going to get unusably small at 10x.
I am already a trigger snob. I don't want to be an optics snob too. But too much