I guess I've been fortunate to be so late to the game. I've been able to read where guys like you have tried both and went with m1's. So I've been m1 from the start. Except for a couple I've bought used that had target turrets already on. My wife does use a 6x42 lrd on her 250AI. I/we know she's not gonna need more on that set up. If we're wrong it too will get changed asap