SWFA SS HD 5-20x50 Tactical 30mm Riflescope
If this ( https://swfa.com/swfa-ss-hd-5-20x50-...iflescope.html ) is an excellent scope it will do everything desired off a rest or bench. Its cost only justifiable by the "buy once & cry once" mantra. it is too big/heavy for me to use comfortably without a rest.
Excellent optical quality provides pleasure in and off itself. This scope seems to deliver a scope/reticle I can enjoy learning into. I do not hunt.
It is a lot of money. My hope is to benefit from experience here to lower the risk of making a budget destroying mistake. Not looking to save a couple hundred dollars, but trying not to make a large mistake.
Second choice is a fixed power SWFA scope at a fraction of the cost.
Thanks for any comments or advice.