It terms of bang for the buck - it is hard to beat the Weaver T series. Decent optics and good tracking. I have owned 2 Weaver T36 with excellent results. I traded them last year for a Leupold 45x Competition Series. Honestly, I would like to have my T36s back. You can find a used T24 or T36 for $300-325 on the boards. New will run you ~$400.
I have a friend that won a benchrest match with a $70 TruGlo 36 power scope. Definitely not the clearest optics. But is would hold point-of-impact well enough to win. Don't know if he still shoots it or if it even lasted to the next match.
My experience is get the best optics you can afford.
Luck, Tim
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