I was thinking of Leupold, but switched gears to the Trijicon as I liked the idea of an illuminated sight without batteries. The Accu Point line of Trijicon scopes has the center post option which I think will suit me better over crosshairs. The price sure is jaw dropping. Ill be saving up for one of these over the next year or so, no rush. The scope alone costs $1200 then add the scope rings. I read today that the Tritium capsule that is put in the scope to augment low or no light conditions has a 15 year life span. I am assuming that it can be replaced? At least I'd hope so. I can't imagine buying 8 Trijicon scopes like your buddy did, thats a lot of dough!