For your price range, I am squarely in the SWFA camp... 10x42 SS can't be beat for the money. Fixed power means fewer lenses of better quality giving much better image, less moving parts to go wrong, it has excellent tracking mechanics, and 50cal rated. If you youtube search this scope, I don't think there's a bad review out there... I've heard/seen many $2000+ scopes that have had to go back to the factory due to failing tracking tests, yet I don't think I've heard of a single SS having to go back.