Well, boys, I am going to go ahead and take a chance on one of these scopes. I talked to them today and they said the Viper has been tested on a .50 cal gun with no problems. Of course, this was them talking, but I believe maybe it could hold up to a .243. I hope I have not made a wrong decision.

They do have a good warranty if they stay in business. That is something some have not thought about. If they go out of business, you have nothing, but based on what I have heard on various forums and some firsthand experience with people that own one of their scopes, I believe this may be an up and coming company. I certainly hope so.

My second choice is a Nikon. They are a much more well known company, but in this day and age, nothing is certain.