Well...Unless you are planning to shoot groundhogs with a .300 WSM, you don't need 14 power...On a big game rifle 9-10 power is plenty...

Stick with the 1 inch tube...The 30mm are European (where they can hunt at night)...I have to be careful with my 10 year old Leupold VX-II...Plenty bright to get a guy in trouble with the warden...