Which is exactly why I started going back more to 4x and 6x a number of years ago. I tried a number of smaller variables, because I kept hearing (and reading) about how ideal they were, but generally I just left them on their highest power. They worked fine, even when I had to take a close shot in a hurry.
I do have a couple of 2-7x Leupold Ultralights (what used to tbe called the Compact) on rifles, but that's just because they're even lighter than Leupold 4x's, around 8 ounces. I just leave them on the highest setting (which as I recall is actualy around 6.5x) and use them that way.
