I am stuck on this one. I am new to muzzleloading and new to scopes. I will be hunting mostly in Michigan woods and will probably not be offered a shot beyond 150 yards. I would say 200 yards at the extreme end. I like the idea of the 9 power for initial spotting but I don't know if its worth giving up the field of view and probably better low light performance of the 1.65 - 3 range.

So I guess what I need to know is: What do you think is going to be more useful, the lower magnification range of 1.65-3 or the higher range of 5-9?

While at it how about your thoughts on BDC vs Nikoplex?

Thanks