I would go as light as possible unless it is a flat land only rifle or a heavy build. More weight and more X's are hard to carry and harder to hold if you are winded. I have never felt handicapped by a 6x scope for typical hunting ranges. I have cranked scopes up to 9-10x but rarely when hunting. 10x + pretty much only for targets.I grew uo with fixed four X's and then 2-7x's so this predisposed me to stick with what works for me. Last couple of scopes were Meopta Meo Stars and so far so good.
