I hear ya there. I was very impressed with the various red dots and scopes I handled from them today. Good clarity and real nice features. The one I linked will be on my scorpion real soon. The armory had it in the ~$400 range
Just got done handling the sig Sauer 6h. It's pricey, but damn it is a solid site. Read all the details
https://www.sigsauer.com/store/romeo6t-1x30-mm.html