
Unless this is strictly a beanfield rifle and never meant to be carried, I think that you might regret getting such a large scope.

Swaro 4-16x50 it is 14.2 " long and weighs 22.2 ozs. The Zeiss is much smaller and lighter than any of them. I know many of you will argue that it is more bulky due to the large objective but have you really looked at the scopes mentioned in person. Of the choices mentioned I would go with the Zeiss 3-12x56. One of the most important things to me is to have a portable scope, that is not too bulky and "resonably" light.

I agree with most people and am not a big fan of large objective riflescopes and I prefer 42mm due to being able to mount them lower, more portability, and comparible performance with the larger objective scopes. They are all very similar optically but very different in size, weight, construction, ect. I currently own a S&B 3-12x42, Zeiss VM/V 3-12x56, Swarovski 1.5-6x42, Swarovski 2.5-10x42 and I love them all.
