Hello,

This past weekend I bought the Vortex Crossfire II 2-7x32 Rimfire V-Plex CF2-31001R for a Marlin XT-22. The price paid was $130 (Cabelas), the sales guy said it was on sale but I checked online and it seems that it's the normal price, not a big deal for me. I don't know anything about scopes. I am reading to get familiar what the numbers mean. I hope it may be a reasonable scope for the Marlin. The Marlin is used for the range only.

I just looked at Cabelas store flyer and they have the Vortex® Crossfire II 4-12x50 AO V-Plex Riflescope on sale for $119 ($199 original). Naturally I think this is much better than the other Vortex I bought for $130. This I was planning on getting for my Savage Arms 111 30-06. It currently has a Nikon 3-9x40 BDC which I have been told is a low end scope of Nikon but that it will do. So my plan was to return the rimfire scope and buy the one on sale for the Savage. Then the Nikon scope was planning on placing it on the Marlin. But only if the Vortex® Crossfire II 4-12x50 would really be an upgrade to what I have right now. The Savage is used for range at the moment and hopefully for hunting.

I have read here some people have been having bad experiences with the Crossfire II. Not sure if this only applies to the centerfire rifles. If so I would return then the $130 Vortex and buy the $119 Vortex and mount it on the Marlin and wait to get another better scope for the Savage.

What would you do or any suggestions? Thanks in advanced.