Rifle scope comparison is generally a hard thing to find on the internet.
Choosing a rifle scope can be a bit of a tricky business when it comes to the large variety of different brands, prices, power options and most of all what you really want out of a scope. There are two main types of scope, variable power scopes and fixed power scopes.
Variable power scopes usually offer more flexibility to a hunter. For the obvious reason that they have multiple power settings that give differing amounts of magnification. You will generally find that the larger the magnification ratio the more expensive the scope is because it offers a lot more than a standard fixed power scope. One problem that can occur among cheaper variable scopes is that the reticule will magnify and give a larger range where the bullet could possibly go. This usually doesn't happen when investing in a good quality scope as the reticule keeps up with the magnification properly.
Fixed power scopes have some very good qualities too of course. The need to change things on it, like position on you rifle or recalibrate it aren't needed so often. If you have a specific purpose for a scope you can get away with a cheaper fixed power rifle scope and maybe get a lot of good use out of it. The fixed power scopes tend to be more rugged than their variable power counterparts due to less technological things going on.
If I list a simple rifle scope comparison between the two power types:
Variable magnification Scope vs Fixed magnification Scope
More flexibility vs Generally well suited to one task
More expensive vs Usually cheaper but you get what you pay for
More fiddly vs Usually easy to get the right settings
Usually better optics vs More rugged
As you can see from this small rifle scope comparison there are definitely pros and cons to both scopes and it really only matters what you are going to use it for. If you are only going to be hunting in woods then a large magnification range is probably not for you and will be more cost-effective to go for a fixed power scope.
However if you want a good deal of flexibility then a larger magnification range may be for you and therefore I would recommend a good variable power scope from the Bushnell Elite range or the one of the Leupold Mark 4 categories.
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