My mistake, I'm in Canada and we have a rebate that is valid til the end of 2012, $75 off all Elite, $50 off the Legend and $25 off Trophy XLT. I'd suggest the Elite over the Nikon. The Rainguard is a feature that really works and for a hunting rifle I wouldn't want to be without it after using it. Just my opinion. One thing about the Nikon, I have used a scope (Prostaff) with their BDC system and I find it blocks too much of your view around the center of the crosshair. Otherwise I found its optic quality to be better than the Trophy XLT but less than the Legend and Elite series.

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