When I started in long range shooting I had a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9X40 Tactical. It worked pretty well at 600y but 1k was a bit more difficult. It was really hard to shoot a tight group because of the target was not well defined. It would keep the shots in the black if I did my part. For tactical I think you will only be at a disadvantage if you have to shoot really small targets.
Maybe you could use an AO scope but set the parallax at 200y or something similar for hunting season and not move it until you are ready shoot targets. It shouldn't be so out of focus you can't hunt with it.
I have AO scopes for target use but fixed for hunting. If I had to use one scope I would go with an AO and focus it at one distance and leave it while hunting.
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