Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Well, as it turns out eBay has an auction going on for the exact scope I want…Dragunov reticle and everything. MSRP is $700, dealer (as best I can tell) is $600. Bidding on this one starts at $299. I’m bidding $400 on it and hoping that will do the trick. I was originally going to hold off on getting rings since I wasnt sure if I was going to get a scope with a 1″ or 30mm tube but, after giving it some thought, Im going to get a set of rings for each in case at a later date I wish/need to swap scopes for some reason. Half of me is hoping I lose the auction since I really cant afford this scope right now but another part of me doesnt want my nice new shiny expensive rifle to sit in the closet all winter without getting a chance to be shot.