Burris Veracity 2-10x42 vs. Primary Arms GLX 2.5-10x44

Let me start with, I don't own anything made by Primary Arms. I do own a Burris Veracity in a slightly higher magnification range than the one in question. I can tell you this, you can not go wrong with the Burris. I have been and continue to be a Leupold fan, with that being said, Burris is definitely at my No.2 spot. The only reason why Burris isn't No.1 is the fact that most (if not all) of there lineup is foreign made. That's the only thing IMHO they lack.

PS..... I actually own 3 Burris scopes and all three seem to be really good for the money. I would not hesitate to purchase one, again.

Between the two, my preference would be for the Burris. I've owned PA and Burris scopes, albeit cheaper lines than the ones you're looking at. In general for the dollar the Burrises I've owned seem to have better glass vs comparably priced Primary Arms scopes. On the other hand, Primary Arms seems to have more "bells and whistles" than comparably priced Burris optics. So, it kind of comes down to glass vs features for a good part of it.

With my experience with glass quality, IMO when it comes to low light shooting the (likely) better glass quality of the Burris would be more beneficial for low light shooting than the illumination of the PA. Just my opinion though.

Like you, I also prefer the simpler E1 reticle. While I like alot of the PA reticles, I've never warmed up to the chevron as an aiming point vs crosshairs.

One final thing that may or may not matter to you, the Burris is made in the Philippines whereas the PA is made in China. Place of manufacturing isn't a deal breaker with me, but with other things being equal I do prefer to support products not made under a communist regime.