You should try the Maven S.4 5-30x56 and I'd like to hear your take on it. They have a "borrow to try out" program as well. It's supposed to be the clearest sub $2000 scope currently available today. I'm actually waiting for their next sale for this specific one hopefully for under $1400.
I personally have this aversion to paying more than $600 for Chinese made scopes after the last Chinese scope which was the $699.99 Bushnell Match Pro ED was a sore disappointment to me. My Athlons literally blew it away.
