bigcountry,

good points. One of the reasons I went with the Burris, I plan on moving in about 1 year (finally done with the last degree at college), and won't know where I'll end up. I slug-gun now, but may soon be slinging a nice bolt-action rifle, and wanted a scope I could mount on the shotgun and still be able to put on a rifle in the future.

Funny though, I never would have thought an extra inch would have mattered unless you were female [8D]