Anything below alpha glass quality is completely useless above about 15x down here in the Texas heat. The mirage gets just downright soupy. My 4-16 ATACR has never left me wanting more mag. And I tried a 6-24 Kahles; it just wasn’t worth the size penalty for what I’m doing.
But there are just as many people that would rather have it even if they don’t need it too often. It’s a very personal decision, and you’re right that training/trying out some stuff first is money well spent.
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