Chad, I am a Leupold fan, currently using a VX3 on my .375. Works great and Leupold fully backs their scopes. With that said, I haven't had one fail on me yet, and I have a few that are pushing 15-18 years old. Burris makes some nice scopes, but I think they are a lot heavier than Leupold. With your budget, you can buy darn near any scope you might want.
My choice would still be Leupold, but I have to admit the German is glass is fantastic. I have never spent the money on German scopes, only binos, but Leupold have worked in every situation I have ever been in.
Good luck,
Garion33