All good things to consider. Would DEFFINATELY NOT cut the quality of the glass by any means. Glass is and quality are the two of the most important features of a scope for me. I don't think Ive ever felt the need for bigger than 44....realisticly and lawfully speaking. Sure it would be great to stay a few minutes later, but the book says 30min before and 30min after...and that's that. What conjured the thoughts were that Im going to be in a club in SC this year and hour before and hour after is the law and I think it would deffinately be an advantage there....be here again, I'm old enough to know better than to start pointing a gun at something I hear but can't see with my naked eye. Guess that's where the good bino's come in handy.