[yel911]

Hunting in New England, shot are usually close. In NH. the average shot is 40 yards. Do some research and you'll find most people are over-scoped. Too much magnification. You don't want to be on stand and have your scope turned up to the max. Just the opposite, stay at low mag. and turn up as needed. At high mag. you will have a problem finding your target. Optics are "get what you paid for". As mentioned, Leupold makes one of the best scopes, plus has a lifetime warranty. I have leupold binoculars and will not part with them!!! So, you need to know what distances you plan on shooting. For me, I have a 1.75 x 5 power Bushnell Trophy series scope on my rifled barrel shotgun. With sabots, I can shoot out to 100 yards accurately. My Ruger 300 Win mag rifle has a 2 x 10 power scope and is over-scoped, but I like the fact that I can dial as needed. At 10x, a rest is mandatory. If you had a 4x scope at 20 yards, you might have an issue finding your target. Good luck!!!