You know, the time I was really impressed with the glass in the S&B was when I looked through your Short Dot after using my ACOG. There was a noticeable difference.

But I'm wondering, what are the other things that are important?

I think Tim's pointing out that eye box and parallax adjustment are important is a really good point, and something I hadn't considered at all.

And I'm wondering which of these things really make a difference. Basically, since I know jack about scopes and long range shooting, the number of choices seem overwhelming without much of a way to figure out what the best choice is. (I can see this is all going to end in a spreadsheet already.)

Also, what about rings? What matters when looking at those?