DLO Live! Ep.22 Where is the Sweetspot?

One of the most common questions I get is whether a particular scope is worth the money. It comes so often that I think it should be discussed in more detail. If you are trying to get the best bang for your buck, where is the sweetspot?

Post show notes:

Alex's Youtube channel is here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AffordableOpticsandRifleReviews/featured

Some of the scopes mentioned as being in a price/performance sweetspot of their respective categories.

Long range precision:
Vortex Razor Gen2 4.5-27x56 https://bit.ly/3il7M7p
Athlon Cronus 4.5-29x56 https://bit.ly/2T0p4MI
Trijicon Tenmile 4.5-30x56 https://bit.ly/3fN0Uhm
Tract Toric ELR 4.5-30x56 https://tractoptics.com/all-products/toric-uhd-4-5-30x56-34mm-ffp-mrad-elr-extreme-long-range-rifle-scope
Delta Stryker HD 4.5-30x56 https://www.edgunwest.com/store/optics/item/delta-stryker-4-5-30x56/

General purpose hunting:
Vortex Razor HD-LHT 3-15x42 https://bit.ly/34SyKex
Leupold VX-5 3-15x44 https://bit.ly/3wZaYJR
Meopta Meostar R1 3-12x56 https://bit.ly/3cj9kuP
Vortex Razor HD LH 1.5-8x32 https://bit.ly/3uPeiGb
Get the HD LH tweener while they still have a few. At $430 these are a steal.

AR-15:
Vortex Razor Gen 3 1-10x24 https://bit.ly/3ihtSYk
Delta Stryker 1-6x24 https://www.edgunwest.com/store/optics/item/delta-optics-stryker-1-6x24/
Swampox TriHawk 3x30 https://bit.ly/3uUhxvP
Primary Arms GLx 2x https://bit.ly/3vWrUks
Vortex Spitfire Gen2 5x https://bit.ly/3vS5pwL