I can't see the downside. I have two 3X scopes and am considering another Leupold. I think I need one witha German #1 for my 9.3x62. I have an older all steel, low round count, Weaver on it now. Better coatings might be beneficial. An M8 Leupold is on a Glenfield 30 in 30-30. I like threes, but I started out in the sixties with a 2.5. It worked then......

Best,

Jack

"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero