Thats the exact scope that i will be looking for on my new purchase this spring. I think that it is a fine scope and not too heavy. I may be wrong but it was a good bit lighter than other scopes (maybe just because its a leopold or maybe the ad i saw was wrong)

Anyway, the way i look at it i think that it makes shooting easier. if you are taking a shot a a deer at 150 yards then i would rather be aiming through a 12x or 14x scope than a 9 power. I think that the more you see of the target the better your shot. The gun is the gun. Thats why trying to take a long shot with iron sights seems like your trying to shoot at a fly the deer looks so small. I would keep it (unless you are in an area where all your shots will be under 50 yards then anythiong over the 4x would be a waste. Just my opinion.