That would depend on your abilities. I know a person that all he ever hunted with was a straight 4X scope. He took 200 yard shots with it and never seemed to bother him.

I personally like a more powerful scope but I did only put a 1.5 X 4.5 Bushnell Banner Dusk to Dawn on mine. There are times I wish it had more power, like at the range, but for hunting it seems to work just fine.

A real important thing is the eye relief. I like a 4" eye releif. Your eye and eye brow will thank you for that.