Just getting into FT, really like my springers and am planning to buy an AA Prosport in .177. Rather fancied one of the Hawke Airmax range of scopes, but wondered about which of the four side-focussing models to opt for given the intended use? 3-12, 4-16, 6-24, or 8-32....all x50

Guessing that in terms of magnification, "more" might not necessarily be better and the shorter the scope the less likely it will be to make loading fiddly by obstructing the loading port.

Any advice on this for a competition newbie would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers guys