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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Of course a good warranty is always a positive, but I would never trust a scope with an unknown history on a big game hunt. Getting a replacement scope would be little consolation if the scope had failed and ruined a hunt that I had travelled a long distance for, and used up precious vacation on, or had waited several years to draw a tag.
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It would be nice if we could drop the cash for a Swaro or other top of the line scope on all of our rifles. The OP is looking for a good $500 scope to drop on a .243 to use out to 300yds. I talked to 3 Hawke retailers before I rolled the dice and bought one. They all said they have had zero returns on the Hawke scopes. For $250,the clarity,warranty, and the features can't be beat so it's on my 2-300 yd gopher and coyote getter. I think that Monarch would fit in the OP's specs quite nicely and give him a better view at 300 than a good 3x9. Nobody mentioned a trip to a far away land for a hunt of a lifetime.