and the relatively low magnification is not a drawback at short range.
Afraid I have to disagree with that one. Any magnification is going to slow you down at very close ranges compared to a red dot or irons. Eye placement is much more important with magnified scopes where as with red dots you can look thru them at really goofy angles (like when you're surprised and have shouldered a rifle quickly) and as long as you can see the dot on the target, you'll get a hit.
There is a reason why guys that shoot rifles very fast use red dots and not magnified scopes on their rifles.
Typical yardage would occur between 25 and 50 yards, maybe 70-90 at tops.