In complete agreement with you.
For air rifles, there is little to be gained in spending fortunes on the scope because the ranges are quite limited. I have MTC , AGS and Simmons on my air rifles. On my full bores, I have gone for Zeiss. Most full bore rifles are inherently accurate so glass is where the money should be spent. There is little difference in what a Howa will do compared to a Blaser, but the scope will make all the difference.