Every person , rifle and situation are different but I have been hunting for 40 years since I was 7 years old and have never needed more than a 4x scope on my rifles .My old Rigby .275 is no different and has a German Nickel 4x scope on it .A beautifully balanced rifle like a Rigby should have a scope that maintains the balance and lines of a weapon .How many times have we seen a beautiful sporting rifle with a huge cumbersome clunky variable scope atop it ,big enough to photograph the moon and you asked yourself why??