Am going to have to side with bp7178 that it isn't necessarily overkill. Granted to me a recce and SPR are two different design purposes, one as a Gp rifle for 0-600 on man sized targets with in my mind a 1-4/6X optic set up, though I am running an ACOG on my rendition of a recce. For an SPR I think I would be looking at a 2-8/10x heavily since Leupolds in the 8x range are on sale at several of the sites I frequent and would serve me well for the ranges I am going out to with an SPR set up but the top end at 10X would be my ideal since you can go out plenty far with that much magnification. That said, I have considered going higher magnification on my envisioned SPR build since it isn't a rifle that I feel i would be lugging that much and as long as the weight wasn't crazy high why not? That said, if you getting a good deal on the 4-16X scope grab it and try it out. If the price is right you would not likely be losing much money if you decided to resell it and go in a different direction.
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