which scope for my 500 s & w

[Catfish]

Go with the Leupold. Eather the 2X which will be lighter and have alittle more field of vision and is all you need for hunting. OR The 2 1/2 x 8, it will be heaver and not come up quite as fast but will be better from the bench. Forget Burrius, I have owned 4 of them and 3 of the 4 were screwed up. I have owned well over 30 Leupolds and the only problem I`ve had with them was because I dropped a 13 lb. gun on the bell of the scope.