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As per usual, Dwayne has solid advice.

I use a Swaro 65mm with 20-60X for dall. For what it is worth, even with the Swaro, 60X isn’t very clear unless you’ve got ideal light conditions. 45-50X is generally where it’s usefulness tops out at. Maybe an 85mm scope would be different but that gets into a lot more weight.

Counting rings is not a good habit to get into, for a few reasons and in my experience, few do it with any regularity in the field on live animals. I have never been on a guided sheep hunt (save mouflon in Spain) so I have no clue what they generally use.