Got to shoot a Trijicon AccuPower 1-8x28 w/ segmented circle reticle recently and really liked it. Enough so that I decided "I want one!"....until I saw the ~$1200 price tag on it. Is the 1-4x24 much different? Only half the price so would be worth 4x vs 8x magnification to me.

I'm typically in the Nikon Monarch - Aimpoint PRO neighborhood for optics, lots of stuff with a Romeo5 even, so kind of balking at 1-8x28's price tag and wondering how much a compromise the 1-4x24 is in comparison? Don't know of a place locally that would have both in stock where I could just compare both side by side.