I agree completely. Unless I'm after varmints or working up loads, 99% of the time my scopes are at most 3x or less. My longest shots ever were with a 4x Leupold M7.

Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths.
"there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser"
"the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"