I think maybe it comes down to what your opinion and needs are on an optic
if you want to keep whole thing LIGHT and have good eye's and OK with smaller power optic's
the compact scopes from leupold and Burris are great scope
had them on several light weight rifles over the yrs, never a lick of problems
But as I got older and my eye's not so well, I prefer a little more optic these days and will not complain about a few extra OZ's for the better glass and more power to over look game better
MY current custom light weight 7mm08, on a rem model 7 action, wears a
leupold Vx 3 in a 4.5x14 -40mm with the custom turret to my load
looks a little big on the rifle, but its tac driver sub 1/2 moa rifle
been from PA to Alaska a few times with me
I think it weighs like 4.5 oz more than the 3x9x leupold ultra light I had on it before this, which honestly for ME helps balance the rifle more having more weight in the middle, I don;t notice it all that much