First I was a Brown Shirt, now I'm an elitist?
I know your yanking my chain...
but seriously, every time I try a lower dollar scope for whatever reason I end up disappointed.
I would try the 2.5-10 Bushnell Elite 4200 firefly for my 222 though.
Repeatability is not as critical cause I won't shoot that caliber beyond its pointblank range.
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