I'll be watching this one, Goat. I, too, favor a svelte scope when possible. These days it seems scopes getting bigger & more busy.
The FXII 4x33 or 6x36 would be about ideal for you, size-wise, if you wanted to stick with Leupold. I can't recall anyone ever knocking the zero-holding bona fides of those 2 scopes.
There was recently a thread trashing the Weaver K6's for eye relief and mounting length, but the size/magnification would be just about right for me. Then again, I'd probably go with a K4, being the Luddite that I am...
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