Recomendations on a scope for an SKS?

I don't really count the cheapo NCstar scope I wasted money on as my first scope because I haven't even used it yet but I went scope shopping today and it didn't end up like I expected or hoped. I started low looking through different optics of different price ranges. $160, $200, $250, $300, $330 ect... Every damn piece of glass I looked through was blurry and distorted. Even though a lot of them seemed well made with good positive turrets and everything, the glass was blurry enough that I couldn't justify spending the money on it when I found that the fast focus piece didn't fix the picture. I began to get pretty frustrated. My eyes aren't the greatest I was borderline pretty much full on diabetic for a few months a few years ago and I think my eyesight took a bit of a beating from it. I started to think that maybe my eyes can't handle anything other than a fine red dot. I decided to try a scope that was quite a bit above the price range I wanted to pay, I don't exactly make a ton of money, but I tried a couple of Vortex scopes and I could actually see a clean, clear world through the thing. The two I was looking at was the Strike Eagle 1-6x24 and the Crossfire II 1-4x24. Both looked identical and without the bell. I was quite impressed although I didn't want to spend quite that much I did because it seemed like the only solution at that point for my prematurely damaged eyesight so I chose the Crossfire II 1-4x24. Now I need to buy some damn 30mm rings. I hope this thing treats me well. I hear good things about this brand so I'm confident I made a decent selection. It came to $436 after taxes. I had to let my eyes decide for me. It seems shopping for glass is a bit more difficult without really good eyesight.
 
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Just go to gunshows and look for a older Weaver K scope 2.5 or 3x failing that a Bushnell Banner 2.5 B+L Japan made............Harold
 
I like the older Simmons/Bushnell (pre-China) scopes that
were designed for shotguns 1.5-5x20 with parallax set at 50 yards.
I also use a red dot, both are great for rapid target acquisition

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I'm thinking based on the football trajectory of the ammo....its probably good up to 300m. On the cheap side, any 3-9x less than $100 and high side a sightron up to 9x or 12x for between $200-300. You can move the sightron to another rifle in the future. Go with sightron if you have the coin.
 
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