Thread: Small objective lens scopes?

Are the small objective lens scopes useful (by small I mean 24 or 28 mm). I understand a bigger lens is going to be better when light starts to disappear, but how much so. Looking at something 2-10 x 24, I like the idea of something compact but having more rifles than scopes would want it to go between a couple of rifles and uses, grendel and 22lr. Would one be ok for spotlighting at night or late evening hunting? Cheers