I've got a 1-4x20 vx II on my Marlin .30-30 and love it. It is plenty bright for all legal hunting hours here. At 1x I can bust a can of beans thrown into the air 8 times out of 10, which is great for shooting runners at close range on a deer drive. On the other hand, at 4x it's plenty to bust a deer 250 yards down a power line cut.
