I started keeping my scopes at 8x a few years ago as I use 8x binoculars and found my coyote hunting benefited as I no longer had a problem mis-judging the distance on shots when going from sighting through the binoculars to finding and aiming with the scope, if that makes sense. If I get a pair of 10x binoculars I will probably start using a 10x scope.
My next scopes are going to be fixed power and likely the 6x FII, I would really like an 8x though if I could find one that was trim and had a long eye relief. Anyone know of a scope like that in 8x?
