Would you all be shocked if nearly ALL shooters said that their scope was the best? Reality is, MOST scopes are of decent quality and optics (obviously some really are better than others). Within a price point, I doubt many can discern the fine points between any given 2 - particularly where the optics is concerned.
Having said that, there are objective tests that can reveal the "details" (isn't that where the devil ALWAYS is? ;D). Some of us are not so concerned with the tracking performance (but I'd say there is where you might find more quality differences), while othes of us are quite critical of tracking abilities. (Consistency - the reticle alway keeping the same POA - is ALWAYS a critical concern and factor for all shooters)
I happen to have a Leupy (VX-III 8.5-25x 50mm LRT in fine duplex). It's a fantastic scope (and the most expensive I've owned). I aslo have (up for sale BTW) a Pentax Lightseeker30 (6-24x 50mm with a Balistic-plex reticle - and twin brother to the Burris Black Diamond). I've shot both 300-500 yards. They are both outstanding scopes and while I optically like the Leupy a tad better, the Pentax really gives the Leupy a run for the money (and is a better value in my opinion). If I were critical on the racking, I would call them a draw and comment that they both were very good to excllent in thier price and design category (so they would not compare as favorably against say a Nightforce, S/B, or other top-of-the-line $$$$$ variable powered scope in that same range of magnificaion).
My beilef and experience has tought me that while you get what you pay for, do not expect radical performance differences within a couple of hundred dollars. Nor should you expect op-of the line performance without spending significant $$$ (nothing in life is free).
OK... that was my 2 cents - sorry if that offended anyone.
To the OP... I do believe you'd be very happy with either scope.
PS - I hapen to have a Sightron on order. So I have some dogs in this hunt
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