Personally, for a hunting rifle, I have no use for LPVO’s. I feel I owe it to my quarry to be able to see them well enough to precisely place my POA, and even at 150 yards, I don’t feel as comfortable placing my POA with a 1-6x as I do a 3-9x or 4-16x.
Were it my rifle, it would have at LEAST a 3-9x on top, but more likely a 4-16x or ballpark like a 4.5-14x, 3-12x, etc.
I also personally prefer, with punkin’ chuckers, a scope I can either dial OR at least with a graduated reticle (especially an FFP) to allow me to accurately and repeatably hold over or dial to precisely place that POA on my quarry. I’ve made long shots holding over in plex reticles, and know I can, but I also know I can do myself a favor by acknowledging I WILL want to make those shots and subsequently packing the appropriate tools in my bag before heading for the task. Remember, “long range” happens pretty fast when you’re talking about 200-300 grain bullets only leaving the station around 2000fps. 250 yards from my 45-70 has as much drop as 475 in my 6 Creed... so I don’t let myself be unduly complacent when it comes to 200-300yrd shooting with these big, slow hammers. But getting to 200-300yrds isn’t unreasonable with these either.