Lot's of good points! I too am a fan of steel. My .308 had a set of Burris posi aligns and a mid 90's 3x10 weaver. But of course I wanted a change hence the Leupold. It seems a scope for a LA savage needs about 6'' from bell to power ring to fit. I have found the Bushnell and Burris will work also. The older ones anyway. Well back to the old setup. I have killed more game with this rig than any other 3 guns I own combined. So now I need another gun to go under the leupold. Ah life's full of dilemmas.