Have shot a pile of moose n caribou with as compact of a scope as I could afford. Always 7-12 oz scopes.
I did run a Burris 30 mm 1-4 euro diamond for a while. It was heavy at 16 oz, but on a 9.3x62 Mauser, not a big deal.
I did shoot a bunch of moose n caribou with a 1.5-5 vari x 3, but didn't care for it. Extremely dim at low light on 5 power, with that tiny front objective lense. The weight was too close to most 2-7 scopes.
Hard as fk to find anything resembling a compact 12 oz 2-7 scope anymore. This Japanese glass gets close enough, and will certainly be my next scope:
https://mavenbuilt.com/products/rs-2-2-10x38?variant=32127979880526
