Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
- William Pitt the Younger
Following your advice, I did a search for refurbished Leupold on Midway's site, and found a refurbished Leupold Rifleman 3-9x40 for $200. The scope came today, and I intend to use it to replace a 3-9x Tasco. It does not have an illuminated reticle, but looking through the scope in very reduced indoor lighting revealed the light gathering ability to be so good that the image through the scope was noticably brighter than I saw with a naked eye. The eyebox is generous on the 3X setting, although it is tiny on 9X.
Last edited by BillSWPA; 09-30-2016 at 08:26 PM.