Nikon Monarch 3-9X40 vs. Bushnell Sharpshooter Scope

I recently purchased a Nikon Team Primos Scope 3-9X40 for my Remington 700. It replaced my Bushnell Trophy 6-18X40 because it had not enough eye relief.

I thought the Team Primos is originally a Nikon Monarch with the BDC reticle, which consider many to be a great scope w/ up to 95% light transmission.
After reading lots of good comments about the Monarch series I decided to give it a chance.

I do also have a Remington 710 with a Bushnell Sharpshooter 3-9X40 scope, which is a $30 scope, working flawless.

After comparing these 2 scopes under low light condition and at daylight trying to read license plates I was expecting to see at least a difference in optical performance between these 2 scopes. I mean its pretty unfair comparing a $30 scope to a $250 scope.

But I was shocked i could not see ANY difference! The Bushnell has even a bigger FOV!
I checked the lenses if there is something wrong with them but found nothing.

My question:
Is the Bushnell so good or did I get a defective Nikon Primos/ Monarch Scope?

Thanks.
Matt.

link on Nikon's website:
http://www.nikondownload.com/models/...TeamPrimos.doc

The Nikon is a better scope in every way. Color, clarity, contrast, diffraction, dispersion, resolution, barreling, reliability, and is worth every penny. You get what you pay for. They don't use license plates for eye charts, and you pay for more than the picture you get.

I think the low ball price on the Bushnell Sharpshooter is due to the fact that it is not "shockproof". The stats are equal in every way to the Buckmaster line aside from being a "shockproof" scope.
I have mine (Sharpshooter 3-9x40) mounted to a .22 bolt and works flawlessly, but I have a feeling that putting it atop a rifle with greater recoil would cause it to loose zero pretty quickly.
Just my $.02

i own a 30-06 with a sharp shooter own and never had a problem with it killed alot of deer with and was never out of tune

I bought my son the 770 remington rifle with the bushnell scope and he loves the gun but he htes the scope ib low light conditions the top half of the scope goes white and you can only see fron the cross hairs down . were gonna ditch the cheap scope and go with a nikon monarch 3x9x50

Excellent choice! I would recommend the BDC reticle and then check out Nikon's Spot On technology at the Nikon hunting website. You can match your reticle to your exact load. This will then allow you to place your shot exactly where you want it at any magnification and the distance you choose. A BDC is no longer just a useful tool at maximum magnification with the Spot On program. You will also be able to print off a "scope dope" chart which is extremely helpful when changed distances at the range or in the field.