I see. So those other guys are gentlemen but I'm not?
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Other than that, I agree with you entirely. I think the other gents assumed too much. Because my hunting was historically so rugged that I would never consider risking tight budget funds on a luxury scope does not translate as criticism for their choice of scope or where or how they hunt. They made that conclusion on their own.
I have shot animals with 3-9x Leopold scopes and they were fine for the job. Of course the glass was better than my old battered 1972 3x Weaver. Black Friday 1918 I saw a nice Nikon 3-9x on sale for a hundred bucks. Why not? I had shot a fine buck that fall with my brother's BAR mounted with 3x9 Leopold. Better glass for older eyes. Then for no good reason that new scope crapped in Africa the following year after taking six animals. I finally shot my kudu the last evening using a rental rifle equipped with a 3x9 Leopold. Nikon fixed the scope and it's worked peachy since. The following year I put optional iron sights on my Springfield so now I'm always fixed with a backup plan B should something happen to my scope.
Scopes are delicate tools no matter what the cost. We all know that. I strongly encourage the OP to go the quick detach route with good iron sights. And no, I do not consider classic multi-leaf fixed V "express" sights to be particularly "good." They look very Capstick-ish but other than that they're usually not terribly functional, especially sitting on a close range DG rifle that will never be shooting at anything 300 yards away. Find a single leaf rear sight that's adjustable for both windage and elevation. Filing down express rear sight notches and/or whacking on the front sight is Bronze Age stuff. I always chuckle when I see a fancy lighted reticle scope sitting on an African rifle with express sights. High tech glass and no tech irons.
If the OP's rifle has a European style straight comb stock, he should get the lowest rings and bases he can find. Don't even bother with "medium" height rings. A word of warning: every manufacturer has a different idea of what constitutes low, medium, or high height rings. Even the same manufacturer's QD rings can be different height mm than their same "low" height standard rings. Someplace on line I found a table of ring heights for all manufacturers. I'll see if I can dig it up again. Most base/rail makers list the heights but you have to look for it. Have yet to find a multi-maker table of base heights.