17 HMR scope suggestion

Mjolnir23

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Oct 7, 2012
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I recently ordered a Savage 93R17 TRR-SR, and now I am currently hung up on what to do for an optic. I have been debating taking my Leupold MK IV LRT 3.5-10x40 off my AR/SPR and replacing it with a Burris XTR II(that's a lot of abbreviations), then throwing the Leupold on the Savage. I guess my main question is... Would there be a cheaper or better alternative without breaking the bank on this? I am able to get Burris's military discount if they still offer it, so I would be paying around 500ish for the XTR I have my eyes on. I thought it would be a good sanity check to put it out there before I went through with anything. Let me know what you think, any information is appreciated.
 
My CZ452 in 17HMR wears a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 with side focus. Honestly, it is a little too much for prairie dogs out the truck window but good for plinking out to 200 yards or so. Since prairie dogs are a once a year thing with me and I rarely shoot the gun otherwise I am just going to stick with it. The Buckmaster line is now out of production but the new Prostaff is supposed to be its replacement.