Bill, open your mind to the 6x36.
I've had a pile of 2-7's. Never used them on anything other than the highest setting, including on close cover elk. Finally saw the light, ditched them, and went to the better 6x36.
I hear ya - except they weigh the same (6x36: 10 oz, 2-7: 9.9oz) and I like a bit more versatility with 2-7. My scopes spend alot of time on 3 power. The 2 elk I shot last year in the timber were both shot on 3 power - with a 270 moving a 150 at 3000+. Seems oxymoronic <G>
On the scale, they're not the same. Close, but the 2-7 is .5 oz heavier. Obviously .5 oz is converstaional.
Had a 2-7x33 LRD here last month. Sent it back. Forgot how much more I like the 2.5-8x36 over it. Ditto the 6x36.
The real weight of the 6x36 is 9.5 oz's per electronic scale.
4 of the last 5 bulls I've shot were with 6x at 50, 40, 40, and 80 yards. The 50 yard one was moving through thick timber, and I put the crosshairs ahead of him in a small opening between two trees and shot the second I got a flash of hide. Anchored him right through both lungs. No need for less than 6X, and really I found it easier with more X's to pick the spot well. That was with a 2-7x33 set on 6x. Had enough of those experiences with the 2-7 over the years I just switched to fixed 6X.
Nothing in the world wrong with the 2-7. Have used them from New York to Alaska, Missouri to Montana. These days I just far and away the simpler, brighter, lighter, more durable 6x36.
