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I'd get a Nikon or something but gonna be honest it's been a while since I considered that end of the market

Leupold for example love their 3x zoom ratio. 3.5-10?? look at the actual magnification range, it's a 3-9 with a fancier name and a $$ price tag...

Nope but why buy a 3-9x when you can get an equally good 3-12x or 2.5-10x for the same money? It's Progress and if you keep buying old shit it removes the incentive for people to Make Progress

You can get something with a 4x zoom range on a budget.

3-9x is some 1990's shit. Stop encouraging lazy manufacturers by buying scopes with 3x zoom ratio. Get 4x zoom ratio at least, it's the year of our lord two thousand and thirteen.

Cut that fucker to 18 inches and never look back.