Meat and potatoes scope - Bushnell Elite 3200 10x40 Rifle Scope 321040M Rifle scope

I was a little hesitant in buying this scope for two reasons. 1) It has a fixed magnification and 2) It only has a 40mm objective. Starting with #1 the fixed magnification at 10X is standard for all military USMC M40 and Army M24 sniper rifles. Its a great balance of long and short range magnification and I'm actually growing fond of it. It focuses in clearly from 40yds and over. Ok reason #2, the 40mm objective. I really thought this was going to be a bit of an issue as I'm so used to 50mm scopes and having gobs of light entering in on the large objective. I haven't had any problems at all actually. There is an immense amount of light coming through. If this was a varible 3.5-24x40 then I might run into some problems but with the fixed 10x its just right. This is the elite line of Bushnell so optics are of top quality and very clear....no issues there. Just to give you a idea of my judgment I actually own a Bushnell Banner 6-18x50 and personally I think its optics are fine also. With that said there is a mark clarity improvement with the Elite line though. This scope is mounted on a Remi 700 Police SWAT .308 and is used for target and hunting. I love the detailed optics, great looking conservative cosmetics, gold/black mildot and most of all the great range with the tactical turrets. I love the ability to grab my IPhone and use the BulletFlight ballistic app and adjust wind/elevation on the fly. Most of all I love the price. This scope really should be more like in the $300 + range but don't tell the Bushnell executives that.
Pros: clear and detailed optics and mil turret knobs
Cons: no varible magnification

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.