Its all in the rifle, or not! [/QB]
If you want to think that, ok. I think that's BS.
Out at my range all the fellas are dusting off the deer guns getting ready for the big hunt here in a month. Funny how many guys out there who have the same guns I do "just won't shoot". I was talking with a guy last month who just couldn't get his varmint gun to get better than 1 1/2" at 100. Poor sucker was tinkering with powder charges, OAL and the whole mess to get the dang thing to shoot. He'd have saved money in the long run getting a nice piece of glass on there. Then to get some of these guys to hit anything better than a paper plate is quite the feat.
I must be a lucky guy, because ALL my Remington 700 varmint guns will shoot 1/2 MOA at 300 all day long. And ALL my sporters will shoot at least 3/4 at 100. And my goodness a Marlin 336 under 1"? Over and over.
I borrowed a friends Sightron which is supposed to be a decent scope. Hated it, and "the gun" wouldn't group. Amazing when a better piece of glass went on there what happened to the groups.
I can tell you those Bushnell Banners are decent scopes for their price, but as soon as dusk hits or you are in some shadows, you will want a better scope. If you shoot when the sun is shining out in open fields, you may be ok. If you want to buy a $30 scope and put it on an $1800 gun, so be it. You can probably get away with it because you are such an exceptional shot.
