Thread: Alternative 1" scope for 30mm VX5-HD

I've just carried my Brno 7x64 on a bit of a hunt for Tahr. It's got a VX- 5HD 3-15x44 on it. Its a beaut scope, with a single lockable dial that gives enough clicks for any distance I'll ever shoot, and the illuminated reticle has me sold. The optics are as good or better than anything but the top euro stuff.

However as a person who carries their rifle a lot (saw Tahr on the trip but passed on shooting any for a variety of reasons) and doesn't shoot much I really value how my rifle feels in the hand and on the shoulder . . . . and I can't help feeling that the 30mm Leupold tube just isn't my "cup of tea" - it overpowers the rifle by the way it feels (to me) and looks.

So what are the alternatives in a 25mm tube scope that starts at 3 or 4x and can get up to 12 or 15x and is a step up in glass from the VX3 line - there is a Khales 4-12x52 Multizero on TM but I wonder if the the x52 might make it "big"(and I'd rather do a swap if possible). I'll only be dialing to 500M max.

Any thoughts