My Savage package rifle came equipped with a Simmons "8-Point" 3-9x40 scope. Not the best, to be sure, but it seemed okay. Then I got a screaming deal on a used Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9x40, and I put that on the Savage, and that was that.
I'm very pleased with the Bushnell, but would I have missed any of the shots I took had I left the Simmons on? We'll never know, but frankly, I doubt it.