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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paddy7" data-source="post: 3570047" data-attributes="member: 88594">Several points occurred to me all at once just now: the memory of someone years ago saying 'get good bins, but an excellent scope'; the danger of trying to fulfill all your needs at once (e.g. a 50mm and a 95mm); the danger of spreading the available funds across two 'reasonable' devices rather than getting one good one, and the old expression 'second best leads to second thoughts.'The requirement you have for scopes is an evolution; as mentioned above, a very good 65mm may serve you for years before you find a need for something bigger.</blockquote>