I have a 3-9x40 Conquest on my smokeless muzzleloader build. I love the clarity and performance at dusk but I am thinking about moving that scope to a different rifle and upgrading to a scope with more magnification. Lots of good choices out there in the $500 range. I do not want to go backwards in glass quality. Needs to handle recoil!. I want something in the 4-16 power range. A few I have looked at online are the weaver super slams, vortex hs, Bushnell elites, Leopold vx3 and vxr.

Any suggestions that fit this bill?