Thread: Scopes worth buying while in US?

I have a good friend who has the bad luck to be heading to the USA for work soon. I've also been feeling underscoped at longer ranges as my VX3 only goes to 6x on the high end, plus there's this whole "dialling" malarkey that seems to be popular now and I wouldn't mind having a crack at.

From my brief research it looks like you can bring scopes back to NZ if they're under 500USD (which is the upper end of my budget as is). But this seems to leave a fair number of options.

Leupold VX3HD 3.5-10x40
Leupold VX3HD 4.5-14x40
Burris Signature 3-15x44

Zerotech seems to be similarly priced to purchasing locally, and I'm not particularly familiar with the Vortex range.

What's the general thoughts or alternative suggestions to look at? I like my current Leupold and the VX3 options are also lovely and lightweight, but the adjustable parallax on the Burris would be nice if it swaps between my swede and 17hmr. That's probably not much consolation halfway up a ridge though when it's already combined with my already heavy wooden stocks and 24" barrelled blued steel...