varied opinions on what is a good rifle scope.....
First thing to know is many of the various scopes are made in the same factories and the higher quality ones may use the same glass.
Great glass is a meticulous process and made by a few companies that sell their glass to scope manufactures.
You will often see scope manufactories say ," our top-of-line scopes use such and such glass in them ",these scope will cost a premium.
A higher quality optic brings out more nuances,a better view,easier to use and make life easier.
Are they worth it?One thing they do is help you see better....the question is how much money is it going to cost you to see better and will it be worth it.
I would ask you at what distance are you shooting at,under 50 or so yards I feel you do not need an expensive scope,that said never get a inexpensive scope inexpensive under $100 .Of course expense is relative,and when one buys a cheap scope then another slightly better scope and works their way up to a really good scope ,how much money was really spent and do not forget the time spent.
I have used $150 scopes to shoot at 100 yards for years,would a $ 700 scope help me shoot better,I will say this it would help me shoot easier.
Is better easier?Heck yea when you can afford it .Do you need it,no ,but you do need a scope good enough that does Not subtract from your shooting abilities.
The cost is up to you,bottom line is to not get frustrated by inferior equipment that hinders your ability to become a better shot....
Whew,that was hard for ADD me to write,another reason I love shooting,got to pull the trigger while I have a study sight picture.
First thing to know is many of the various scopes are made in the same factories and the higher quality ones may use the same glass.
Great glass is a meticulous process and made by a few companies that sell their glass to scope manufactures.
You will often see scope manufactories say ," our top-of-line scopes use such and such glass in them ",these scope will cost a premium.
A higher quality optic brings out more nuances,a better view,easier to use and make life easier.
Are they worth it?One thing they do is help you see better....the question is how much money is it going to cost you to see better and will it be worth it.
I would ask you at what distance are you shooting at,under 50 or so yards I feel you do not need an expensive scope,that said never get a inexpensive scope inexpensive under $100 .Of course expense is relative,and when one buys a cheap scope then another slightly better scope and works their way up to a really good scope ,how much money was really spent and do not forget the time spent.
I have used $150 scopes to shoot at 100 yards for years,would a $ 700 scope help me shoot better,I will say this it would help me shoot easier.
Is better easier?Heck yea when you can afford it .Do you need it,no ,but you do need a scope good enough that does Not subtract from your shooting abilities.
The cost is up to you,bottom line is to not get frustrated by inferior equipment that hinders your ability to become a better shot....
Whew,that was hard for ADD me to write,another reason I love shooting,got to pull the trigger while I have a study sight picture.
The posts about glass quality above speak about just one of those areas where personal preferences reign high. 
Some shooters just look at the crosshairs, center them, and squeeze the trigger – not much concerned with the appearance of the scope image. But other shooters are bothered (even prompted to nausea, as one scope lover expressed it) by lack of sharpness toward the edges of the scope image, or a slight darkening on the edges, or chromatic aberration, or anything that makes the image appear less than totally normal. Well, the latter group will have to dig deeper into their pockets to get a "GOOD-for-them" scope.
