Originally Posted by Nomercy448

I agree with Bigbulls about saving a little extra money for the 4200. The 3200 is definitely the best on the list, but the 4200 is well worth the wait.

That said, I disagree that big game rifles never need more than a 10x scope, especially out to 500+ yrds. I personally am on the other side of things. None of my hunting rifles have less than a 4-16x glass, and I almost NEVER use the scopes below 10x. Even at ranges less than 100yrds, I crank up the magnification as high as I can. The only time I zoom out is if the animal is too big to fit in the field of vision, which is pretty dang close (FOV for a normal 24x40mm scope at 100yrds is about 6ft, plenty of room to fit a deer!)

It's a cheesy line from a crazy guy's movie, but "aim small, miss small". If your scope only zooms tight enough to see a deer, and you aim at a deer, you'll probably hit the deer... SOMEWHERE... But if your scope zooms tight enough to pick out it's shoulder blade, and you aim just below and behind the shoulder blade, you'll probably hit the vital area, instead of just hitting the deer. The difference in a 3-9x and a 6-24x scope at 100 yrds is the difference in aiming at a deer, vs aiming at it's heart. I'd rather aim at it's heart.