If you're hunting West side of Washington no need for 12 power.
I would respectfully disagree. At least where I hunt, a bull needs to be a 3 point or larger and trying to count points on foggy mornings or in the pouring rain at 300 yards is difficult. My main 2 elk rifles have a Swaro z6i 2-12 and z5 3.5-18 for just such a purpose and have been used to good effect in such situations.
I recently bought the two scopes in the title used for a backup rifle and thought I'd ask the campfire what their thoughts were. I think the Monarch is better optically and the eyepiece doesn't turn so I'm leaning that way.
