I'd have to go with the Vortex. I have nothing against Leupold, they are great scopes and I spent alot of time behind a 4.5-14 Mark 4. That being said, the Leupold 4.5-14 FFP is 1600 bucks and that's without illumination. The Vortex is 900 bucks with FFP and illumination. The glass in the...