TOTOE...Bass Pro Shop has the Leupold VX-1 in 2-7x for $179. (The 3-9 is $200, and the 4-12 is $250) If where you hunt is like where I hunt in WV, the 2-7X is plenty.

I have used a straight 6X for years and it has done well. This year I am putting a 4X Unertl on my 270 for deer season. I'm going to shoot it this weekend.