My 300 WinMag 116 wears a Leupold Vari-X III in 4.5-14 with the B&C reticle. It has done everything I've asked of it and have no complaints. 6.5-20 might be a bit much on the low end here in the rainy Pacific Northwest where brush is king, but would be fine in the more open areas of Eastern Oregon and Washington. I elk hunted for years with a 2-7 Leupold, upgrading only for a hunt in the Hells Canyon of Idaho, and the range I ended up taking a bull I could have done with a bow.