Originally Posted by
redgreen
A 3x9 will do all that you ask. If you are only going to shoot a maximum of 200 yards, a fixed 6x would be plenty. I use VX3 6.5x20x50 AO because my shots tend to be a little on the long side, and most are made at 20X.
Back in the olden golden days of scopes when variable power scopes were considered weak or unreliable . The rule of thumb was 4x fixed for eastern hunts 6x fixed for western hunts. still not a bad way to go.i never turn my scope up past 6x unless it's on a bench for paper punching.