Ive mosty handgun hunted the past several years, with
several different models and calibers. Most scoped.
I have two SRH's one in 44 one in 480 that I am very fond of.
I like objectives around 28-32mm personally, with a magnification
no more than 4x in my opinion.
I would also agree to look at used scopes on various auction sites, or gun stores.
I do have a Weaver 4x28, that was inexpensive, that I am fond of. It has handled lots of full house 480s with no problem.