I tried a 2x Leopold mounted on a different gun at the gun shop today. It was fine, but as stated would not show much on a target. I do use Shoot/See targets at times with my Savage 223 Rem Varmint with 4-20 x 50. I can see the wings on the gnats with that.
Looks like I will need a variable 2 -4 or 2-6.