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I guess I'm a little confused about why you think you need a 8-25 for if you are only shooting at 600 yds. Of course I do not know the size of your target at that distance. It may require that magnification. I'm assuming that it's varmits of some kind, talking about a 22/250. I probably wouldn't be much help in your selection because our use varies. Never mind the caliber but looking at optics and clarity on most days I'm not above 20 power anyhow. Now on a cold winter day, I may get to 22 or something but I don't believe I've had my 8.5x25x50 LR maxed out for a shot. On the other hand, I have a Zeiss 3.5 x10x 44 that I can comfortably shoot grounhogs out to around 750/800 yds. But that's my eyes and where I shoot. I personally believe that something in the 4.5/5 x 15 is just about the perfect all around scope. For both big game and varmits. But like I said my varmits are 8 lbs to 13lb avg groundhogs not rock chucks or praire dogs. I have no practical experience on them. I have two 5.5 to 15 Bushnell 3200 Elite with rainguard and to me they are super, lacking only in the fact that they are not mildot reticle. But again, that is just me.

Maybe some others will chime in and you can get some other opinions.

I can swap the Zeiss mildot scope to my 7 Mag shooting 175 Hornadys and just use the same mildot yardages out to around 560 and then things change. Some people don't like swapping scopes though.