I like compact variables on mine; have a 2-7x Leupold on it now. It stays on 2x most of the time, but have had to "thread the needle" a couple times. Last year I had a ~100 yard shot on a bull elk in dark timber. He stopped behind a patch of alders; cranked it up to 7x and found a 6 inch window right behind his shoulder that I couldn't make out on 2x. Had some elk steaks on the barbeque the other night...
