Personally Pat I like big scopes. Not in power but in size. Hardly ever buy one under 44 mm and with the 50's out now it is usually a 50. But as to power I usually go with a 4 or 6. Like a good field of vision but then again as I said befor I doubt if I can get a shot of over 50-60 yards in this woods. Lots of crap. Stopped off at the processors Sat. they were checking in Ill bucks about 4 or 5 to 1 to Indiana deer. It was sorta on the way home and I was hungry and did not want to fix my own lunch. Wife and Grand Daughters were off shopping, hair done or something. I got to go shopping Sunday. Got to keep the peace, watched the Colts later. Did not hunt Sunday or today. Maybe tomorrow.