Honestly it will be a little hard to fork out 1800 for a scope. That would be more then the rifle I am putting it on! I really want one though and if a good used one came on the market I would be all over it. Maybe I will get the Leupold and if I end up seeing a Swaro for a good price and/or I need something with a lighted reticle in the future the Leupold will be relegated to back-up duty. Right now there is a Leupold LPS 1.5-6X40 on ebay. Depending on the price it may be pretty tempting.