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There are times when a 4X is handy, as in seeing twigs that are closer to the animal and threading bullets into the vitals at distance but more power than that has never been needed on any big game rifle - that I've used.

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I think 4x is a great all-around scope. WIth the exception of this recently-acquired 3.5-10x I've never owned a scope with more than 8x magnification...but on an antelope hunt a couple of years ago I wanted a little more.

One of the primary reasons I'm looking as high as 6x for the 9.3x62 scope is that I'm getting close to drawing a Utah bison tag. That's a big animal, but some of the shot opportunities seem to be at relatively long ranges and I don't want to risk ruining a once-in-a-lifetime hunt for want of a little better sight picture.

All that said- the 2.5x scout scope on my .358 Ruger is one of my all-time favorite optics. Like some of you guys, I spend a good bit of time hunting thick stuff and like to shoot two-eyes-open for everything...it's easy to do with the 2.5x but more challenging for me at 8x and 10x.

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