I've definitely got a fondness for not over scoping a rifle, I learnt long ago that lack of field of vew and over scope a rifle causes more missed opportunities on game then lack of magnification does.
Spotlighting is the only exception to that rule, and wide open country where shots always exceed 300m.
I find the 2-7 absolutely perfect, even medium sized fame is easy enough to hit at 300m with that power, but in close 2x or even open sights are my preference.
Even when I shot LR goats out to 800m a lot my s ope of choice was a 3.5-10x leupold Mark IV. I tried a 6-20x Mark IV but it was too big when stalking and too much power when shooting at multiple animals.