I was at SHOT and played with all the new Burris optics. For those that are never happy with anything, I hope there is a complaint box in Heaven so you can be happy. For everyone else, very impressive. Are there a few things I might change? sure. But given the price point these are going to be very hard to beat and the performance is certainly a cut above some of the others in the same price bracket. Glass is a step up from the XTR and PST levels. Are they top tier, nope, but based on the info I have on how they are built, they very well be more rugged that some of the top tier optics. I hear they will be shipping in February.
The DFP of the 1.5-8 is pretty cool, and I can see some applications where it might be the ticket. It is a complicated assembly, and thus the higher price point. I'll be getting a 1-5 on the way for the 3G rig and a 5-25 on the way for one of the long range rigs which had another brand on it until I saw the XTRII.