Magnification advice needed

[BernerPop]

I have been eyeballing a Vortex Viper 4-16x44 scope for a while now and was going to go pick it up, when I came across the Viper 6-24x50 on sale for less than the 4-16.

I want a little bit of versatility to go back and forth between West/East Washington hunting, and I'm afraid the 6-24 is going to be too much and get in the way. 

All other things being equal, which would you go for?

[Thenewguy]

I wouldn’t go up to 6x, you won’t like it inside of 100 yards. Frankly 4x is too much for the west side.

[Bob33]

Of the two I would 4x more than 24x.

[300rum]

4x and the reason is for use at first light, fading light, and close shots.

[j_h_nimrod]

 

4-16 would definitely be the way to go, the 6-24 is only needed for longer ranges which you are unlikely to need West or East. I’ll shoot coyotes and prairie dogs all day past 400 yards with no more than 16x.

[fishngamereaper]

The clarity on most scopes at 24x sucks anyway..

4-16 all day long for hunting.

[BernerPop]

4x it is! Thank you all for talking me off that ledge!