Something I haven't seen mentioned yet is reticle thickness at low power. Because the reticle subtends the same throughout the magnification range, it's very thin at the low end of the power range. Not an issue on bright sunny days or on higher power, but making a close distance shot in low light can be extremely difficult if not impossible.
I was hunting blacktail this last fall with a Leupold Mark 6 3-18 with an H59 (entirely too much scope for this application) and I was sitting watching a doe. It was only a few minutes until last light and I was just waiting to see if there was a buck around. I thought I'd aim the scope at her to get a look at what making a shot would be like. I was probably 80 yards away or so and 3x was perfect, but I couldn't make out my reticle. If a buck came in I'd have to bump magnification up to 6 or so to see the crosshairs.
I think if the reticle could illuminate this would have solved the problem and there may also be some FFP reticles that subtend thick enough on low power to work without illumination. For a strictly hunting application, I think 2FP scopes may be better for most people. You can always dial wind at long range or estimate your wind hold at closer distances.
I like to shoot long range with this gun and shoot matches occasionally so I'm keeping a FFP scope on it but I thought I'd bring this up.
