I am amazed more folks don't use a 8x40 for FOV vs 10x for Big game.
My fave scope on a Forester 243 was a 7.5x though an 8x36 was also very good. The 7.5 had the big eyebox like the 6x42

If I could buy an FX-3 in 7.5x42 - matte duplex and vertical M1 it would be the Shizzle IMHO